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[PATCH 2/2] Ensure git ls-tree exits with a non-zero exit code if read_tree_recursive fails.

From
Jon Seymour <jon.seymour@gmail.com>
Date
Jul 24, 2011, 01:07 UTC
Message-ID
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In the case of a corrupt repository, git ls-tree may report an error but presently it exits with a code of 0.

This change uses the return code of read_tree_recursive instead.
Improved-by: Jens Lehmann <Jens.Lehmann@web.de>
Signed-off-by: Jon Seymour <jon.seymour@gmail.com>
---
 builtin/ls-tree.c               |    6 +++---
 t/t3103-ls-tree-missing-tree.sh |    2 +-
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/builtin/ls-tree.c b/builtin/ls-tree.c
index f08c5b0..6d6c992 100644
--- a/builtin/ls-tree.c
+++ b/builtin/ls-tree.c
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ int cmd_ls_tree(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 {
 	unsigned char sha1[20];
 	struct tree *tree;
-	int i, full_tree = 0;
+	int i, full_tree = 0, err;
 	const struct option ls_tree_options[] = {
 		OPT_BIT('d', NULL, &ls_options, "only show trees",
 			LS_TREE_ONLY),
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ int cmd_ls_tree(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	tree = parse_tree_indirect(sha1);
 	if (!tree)
 		die("not a tree object");
-	read_tree_recursive(tree, "", 0, 0, &pathspec, show_tree, NULL);
+	err = read_tree_recursive(tree, "", 0, 0, &pathspec, show_tree, NULL);
 
-	return 0;
+	return err;
 }
diff --git a/t/t3103-ls-tree-missing-tree.sh b/t/t3103-ls-tree-missing-tree.sh
index cd17fa7..365ac07 100755
--- a/t/t3103-ls-tree-missing-tree.sh
+++ b/t/t3103-ls-tree-missing-tree.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ test_expect_success 'setup' '
 	git commit -m test
 '
 
-test_expect_failure 'ls-tree fails with non-zero exit code on broken tree' '
+test_expect_success 'ls-tree fails with non-zero exit code on broken tree' '
 	rm -f .git/objects/5f/cffbd6e4c5c5b8d81f5e9314b20e338e3ffff5 &&
 	test_must_fail git ls-tree -r HEAD
 '
-- 
1.7.6.347.g96e0b
Previous: Jon SeymourNext: Junio C Hamano
Message 5 of 7 in “ls-tree: exit with non-zero status on error”
  1. 0/2 ls-tree: exit with non-zero status on errorJon Seymour, Jul 24, 2011
  2. 1/2 Add a test to check that git ls-tree sets non-zero exit code on error.Jon Seymour, Jul 24, 2011
  3. Junio C HamanoJul 24, 2011
  4. Jon SeymourJul 24, 2011
  5. 2/2 Ensure git ls-tree exits with a non-zero exit code if read_tree_recursive fails.Jon Seymour, Jul 24, 2011
  6. Junio C HamanoJul 24, 2011
  7. Jens LehmannJul 24, 2011

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