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[PATCH v2 04/19] worktree setup: call set_git_dir explicitly

From
Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy <pclouds@gmail.com>
Date
Mar 21, 2010, 10:30 UTC
Message-ID
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In-Reply-To
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Currently setup_git_env() can automatically set git directory to ".git", relative to current working directory, no matter where it is. Any access to repository may call setup_git_env() automatically if there is no repository found yet. This leads to obscure faults where we don't expect a repository setup to happen.

The ultimate goal (**) is:
 - Git repository will be searched and set up by either one of these
   functions (and no other functions):
   + setup_git_directory_gently()
   + setup_git_directory()
   + enter_repo()
   + init_db()
 - Repository setup can't be called more than once. If it is really
   needed, then un-setup the previous repo before moving on with
   another one.
 - Any attempts to access repository when it's not found/set up should
   be caught.

This patch is the first step to accomplish this goal. It ensures that after the "setup function" (mentioned above) is called, if a repository is found, then setup_git_env() must be called already.

The two other cases (no setup function called, setup_git_directory_gently() called but no repo found) will be covered by the next patches, to ensure setup_git_env() will not be triggered.

(**) This only applies to builtin commands, for now.
Signed-off-by: Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy <pclouds@gmail.com>
---
 setup.c |   11 ++++++++---
 1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/setup.c b/setup.c
index e067292..43a8609 100644
--- a/setup.c
+++ b/setup.c
@@ -350,14 +350,17 @@ static const char *setup_git_directory_gently_1(int *nongit_ok)
 				/* config may override worktree */
 				if (check_repository_format_gently(nongit_ok))
 					return NULL;
+				set_git_dir(gitdirenv);
 				return retval;
 			}
 			if (check_repository_format_gently(nongit_ok))
 				return NULL;
 			retval = get_relative_cwd(buffer, sizeof(buffer) - 1,
 					get_git_work_tree());
-			if (!retval || !*retval)
+			if (!retval || !*retval) {
+				set_git_dir(gitdirenv);
 				return NULL;
+			}
 			set_git_dir(make_absolute_path(gitdirenv));
 			if (chdir(work_tree_env) < 0)
 				die_errno ("Could not chdir to '%s'", work_tree_env);
@@ -392,8 +395,10 @@ static const char *setup_git_directory_gently_1(int *nongit_ok)
 	offset = len = strlen(cwd);
 	for (;;) {
 		gitfile_dir = read_gitfile_gently(DEFAULT_GIT_DIR_ENVIRONMENT);
-		if (gitfile_dir || is_git_directory(DEFAULT_GIT_DIR_ENVIRONMENT)) {
-			if (gitfile_dir && set_git_dir(gitfile_dir))
+		if (!gitfile_dir && is_git_directory(DEFAULT_GIT_DIR_ENVIRONMENT))
+			gitfile_dir = DEFAULT_GIT_DIR_ENVIRONMENT;
+		if (gitfile_dir) {
+			if (set_git_dir(gitfile_dir))
 				die("Repository setup failed");
 			inside_git_dir = 0;
 			if (!work_tree_env)
-- 
1.7.0.2.425.gb99f1
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  1. 00/19 nd/setup part two, second roundNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 21, 2010
  2. 01/19 Move enter_repo() to setup.cNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 21, 2010
  3. 02/19 enter_repo(): initialize other variables as setup_git_directory_gently() doesNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 21, 2010
  4. 03/19 rev-parse --git-dir: print relative gitdir correctlyNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 21, 2010
  5. 04/19 worktree setup: call set_git_dir explicitlyNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 21, 2010
  6. 05/19 Add git_config_early()Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 21, 2010
  7. 06/19 Use git_config_early() instead of git_config() during repo setupNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 21, 2010
  8. 07/19 worktree setup: restore original state when things go wrongNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 21, 2010
  9. 08/19 init/clone: turn on startup->have_repository properlyNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 21, 2010
  10. 09/19 git_config(): do not read .git/config if there is no repositoryNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 21, 2010
  11. 10/19 Do not read .git/info/exclude if there is no repositoryNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 21, 2010
  12. 11/19 Do not read .git/info/attributes if there is no repositoryNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 21, 2010
  13. 12/19 apply: do not check sha1 when repository has not been foundNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 21, 2010
  14. 13/19 config: do not read .git/config if there is no repositoryNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 21, 2010
  15. 14/19 run_builtin(): save "-h" detection result for later useNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 21, 2010
  16. 15/19 builtins: utilize startup_info->help where possibleNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 21, 2010
  17. 16/19 builtins: check for startup_info->help, print and exit earlyNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 21, 2010
  18. 17/19 Allow to undo setup_git_directory_gently() gracefully (and fix alias code)Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 21, 2010
  19. 18/19 alias: keep repository found while collecting aliases as long as possibleNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 21, 2010
  20. 19/19 Guard unallowed access to repository when it's not set upNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 21, 2010

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