Wrong "deleted/modified file" conflict resolution using Resolve Conflicts > Resolve Using "Mine"

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    • Type: Bug
    • Resolution: Unresolved
    • Priority: Highest
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    • Affects Version/s: 2.6, 2.7
    • Component/s: Git
    • None
    • Environment:

      Mac Os X El Capitan v10.11.6 (15G1510)

      Sourcetree standalone app 2.7 (152)

    • Severity 2 - Major

      Given I am in a local git repository
      And I am on branch "br1"
      And "br1" is currently at commit "c1"
      And my working directory contains a file named "some_file"
      And "some_file" is tracked by git
      And there exists a second branch "br2"
      And "br2" is at the same commit "c1" as "br1"
      When I commit "some_file" deletion on "br1"
      And I checkout branch "br2"
      Then "br1" is at commit "c2" > "c1"
      And "br2" is at commit "c1"
      And current branch is "br2"
      When I commit an updated version of "some_file" on "br2"
      Then "br2" is at commit "c3" != "c2"
      When I switch back to branch "br1"
      And I merge "br2" into "br1"
      Then a "deleted/modified file" conflict for "some_file" is reported by git

      When I use Sourcetree's Resolve Conflicts > Resolve Using "Mine", I expect to confirm the deletion of "some_file".
      Instead, your working directory contains "some_file" with the content committed in "br2".
      This scenario is the same as if you had chosen Resolve Conflicts > Resolve Using "Theirs".

      This behaviour is different than plain command-line Git's, which allows you to "git add/rm "some_file"" to either:

      • "add" "some_file" back from "br2" (similar to "resolve using theirs"), or
      • "rm" "some_file" confirming "br1"'s change (similar to expected "resolve using mine").

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            Reporter:
            francesco tartaggia
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