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[PATCH v2 2/2] handle empty notes gracefully

From
Michael J Gruber <git@drmicha.warpmail.net>
Date
Feb 6, 2009, 16:17 UTC
Message-ID
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In-Reply-To
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Currently, git-notes barks when asked to show an empty (i.e. non-existing) note. Change this to explicitly say there is none.

Signed-off-by: Michael J Gruber <git@drmicha.warpmail.net>
---
 git-notes.sh     |    2 ++
 t/t3301-notes.sh |    2 +-
 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
diff --git a/git-notes.sh b/git-notes.sh
index bfdbaa8..9cbad02 100755
--- a/git-notes.sh
+++ b/git-notes.sh
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ edit)
 		"$GIT_NOTES_REF" $NEW_HEAD $CURRENT_HEAD
 ;;
 show)
+	git rev-parse -q --verify "$GIT_NOTES_REF":$COMMIT > /dev/null ||
+		die "No note for commit $COMMIT."
 	git show "$GIT_NOTES_REF":$COMMIT
 ;;
 *)
diff --git a/t/t3301-notes.sh b/t/t3301-notes.sh
index 7ef1c29..ff4ea05 100755
--- a/t/t3301-notes.sh
+++ b/t/t3301-notes.sh
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ test_expect_success 'need valid notes ref' '
 '
 
 # 1 indicates caught gracefully by die, 128 means git-show barked
-test_expect_failure 'handle empty notes gracefully' '
+test_expect_success 'handle empty notes gracefully' '
 	git notes show ; test 1 = $?
 '
 
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1.6.1.2.253.ga34a
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  1. 0/2 git notes show: handle empty notes gracefullyMichael J Gruber, Feb 6, 2009
  2. 1/2 git notes show: test empty notesMichael J Gruber, Feb 6, 2009
  3. 2/2 handle empty notes gracefullyMichael J Gruber, Feb 6, 2009
  4. Thomas RastFeb 14, 2009

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