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[PATCH] Corrected return values in prep_for_email;

From
Alan Raison <alan@theraisons.me.uk>
Date
Dec 9, 2010, 12:47 UTC
Message-ID
<004201cb97a4$6127cc60$23776520$@me.uk>
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>From ebe98d1c682f268b39a7eaf3ef529accbf0ac61c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alan Raison <alan@theraisons.me.uk>
Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2010 15:49:21 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Corrected return values in prep_for_email;

Function was returning 0 for failure and 1 for success which was breaking the logic in the main loop.

Corrected to return 0 for success, 1 for failure.  Function now also returns
in all cases, rather than exiting.
---
 contrib/hooks/post-receive-email |    8 ++++----
 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/contrib/hooks/post-receive-email
b/contrib/hooks/post-receive-email
index 85724bf..f99ea95 100755
--- a/contrib/hooks/post-receive-email
+++ b/contrib/hooks/post-receive-email
@@ -144,13 +144,13 @@ prep_for_email()
 			short_refname=${refname##refs/remotes/}
 			echo >&2 "*** Push-update of tracking branch,
$refname"
 			echo >&2 "***  - no email generated."
-			exit 0
+			return 1
 			;;
 		*)
 			# Anything else (is there anything else?)
 			echo >&2 "*** Unknown type of update to $refname
($rev_type)"
 			echo >&2 "***  - no email generated"
-			return 0
+			return 1
 			;;
 	esac
 
@@ -166,10 +166,10 @@ prep_for_email()
 		esac
 		echo >&2 "*** $config_name is not set so no email will be
sent"
 		echo >&2 "*** for $refname update $oldrev->$newrev"
-		return 0
+		return 1
 	fi
 
-	return 1
+	return 0
 }
 
 #
-- 
1.7.3.1.msysgit.0
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Message 6 of 9 in “Corrected return values in post-receive-email.prep_for_email”
  1. Corrected return values in post-receive-email.prep_for_emailAlan Raison, Dec 7, 2010
  2. Thiago FarinaDec 7, 2010
  3. Alan RaisonDec 7, 2010
  4. Junio C HamanoDec 7, 2010
  5. Kevin P. FlemingDec 7, 2010
  6. Corrected return values in prep_for_email;Alan Raison, Dec 9, 2010
  7. Kevin P. FlemingDec 9, 2010
  8. Corrected return values in prep_for_email;Alan Raison, Dec 9, 2010
  9. Junio C HamanoDec 9, 2010

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