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[PATCH 4/9] add ":" is a pathspec that is too wide

From
Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
May 10, 2011, 05:51 UTC
Message-ID
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"git cmd :" should be exactly the same as "git cmd" run from the root level of the working tree. "git add" without any pathspec should not add anything.

Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
---
 builtin/add.c |    4 ++--
 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/builtin/add.c b/builtin/add.c
index e127d5a..43a8aad 100644
--- a/builtin/add.c
+++ b/builtin/add.c
@@ -406,12 +406,12 @@ int cmd_add(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		 (!(addremove || take_worktree_changes)
 		  ? ADD_CACHE_IGNORE_REMOVAL : 0));
 
-	if (require_pathspec && argc == 0) {
+	pathspec = validate_pathspec(argc, argv, prefix);
+	if (require_pathspec && (!argc || !pathspec)) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "Nothing specified, nothing added.\n");
 		fprintf(stderr, "Maybe you wanted to say 'git add .'?\n");
 		return 0;
 	}
-	pathspec = validate_pathspec(argc, argv, prefix);
 
 	if (read_cache() < 0)
 		die("index file corrupt");
-- 
1.7.5.1.290.g1b565
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Message 14 of 28 in “t3703: add test cases for pathspec magic”
  1. t3703: add test cases for pathspec magicNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, May 7, 2011
  2. Junio C HamanoMay 7, 2011
  3. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyMay 8, 2011
  4. t3703, t4208: add test cases for magic pathspecNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, May 8, 2011
  5. Junio C HamanoMay 8, 2011
  6. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyMay 9, 2011
  7. Junio C HamanoMay 9, 2011
  8. Junio C HamanoMay 9, 2011
  9. 0/9 magic pathspec updatesJunio C Hamano, May 10, 2011
  10. 1/9 grep: use get_pathspec() correctlyJunio C Hamano, May 10, 2011
  11. 2/9 get_pathspec(): an empty ':' pathspec should stand aloneJunio C Hamano, May 10, 2011
  12. 3/9 count_pathspec(): return number of elements in pathspecJunio C Hamano, May 10, 2011
  13. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyMay 10, 2011
  14. 4/9 add ":" is a pathspec that is too wideJunio C Hamano, May 10, 2011
  15. 5/9 git rm ":" is like specifying nothingJunio C Hamano, May 10, 2011
  16. 6/9 clean ":" is like specifying nothingJunio C Hamano, May 10, 2011
  17. Thiago FarinaMay 10, 2011
  18. 7/9 mv ":" ":" is like moving nothing from nowhere to nowhereJunio C Hamano, May 10, 2011
  19. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyMay 10, 2011
  20. 8/9 checkout ":" is not giving any pathspecJunio C Hamano, May 10, 2011
  21. 9/9 t3703, t4208: add test cases for magic pathspecJunio C Hamano, May 10, 2011
  22. t3703: Skip tests using directory name ":" on WindowsJohannes Sixt, May 12, 2011
  23. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonMay 29, 2011
  24. Junio C HamanoMay 29, 2011
  25. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonMay 29, 2011
  26. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyMay 10, 2011
  27. Junio C HamanoMay 10, 2011
  28. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyMay 11, 2011

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