Re: [PATCH v4 2/2] rebase-interactive: warn if commit is dropped with `rebase --edit-todo'

>> @@ -121,10 +125,26 @@ int edit_todo_list(struct repository *r, struct todo_list *todo_list,
>>   	if (initial && new_todo->buf.len == 0)
>>   		return -3;
>>   
>> -	/* For the initial edit, the todo list gets parsed in
>> -	 * complete_action(). */
>> -	if (!initial)
>> -		return todo_list_parse_insn_buffer(r, new_todo->buf.buf, new_todo);
>> +	if (todo_list_parse_insn_buffer(r, new_todo->buf.buf, new_todo)) {
>> +		fprintf(stderr, _(edit_todo_list_advice));
>> +		return -4;
>> +	}
>> +
>> +	if (incorrect) {
>> +		if (todo_list_check_against_backup(r, new_todo)) {
>> +			write_file(rebase_path_dropped(), "");
>> +			return -4;
>> +		}
>> +
>> +		if (incorrect > 0)
>> +			unlink(rebase_path_dropped());
>> +	} else if (todo_list_check(todo_list, new_todo)) {
>> +		write_file(rebase_path_dropped(), "");
> 
> We also need to create a backup from todo_list otherwise we'll be using
> a stale backup file for the in the clause above when the user edits the
> todo list to fix it. This test fails
> 
> test_expect_success 'rebase.missingCommitsCheck = error when editing for a second time' '
> 	test_config rebase.missingCommitsCheck error &&
> 	(
> 		set_fake_editor &&
> 		FAKE_LINES="1 break 2 3" git rebase -i A D &&
> 		cp .git/rebase-merge/git-rebase-todo todo &&
> 		test_must_fail env FAKE_LINES=2 git rebase --edit-todo &&
> 		GIT_SEQUENCE_EDITOR="cp todo" git rebase --edit-todo &&
> 		git rebase --continue
> 	)
> '
> The second edit complains that commit B is missing even though we have
> already pick it. This is because we're using a stale backup file.
> 

> Phillip
> 
>> +		return -4;
>> +	} else {
>> +		todo_list_write_to_file(r, todo_list, todo_backup, shortrevisions, shortonto,
>> +					-1, flags | TODO_LIST_SHORTEN_IDS | TODO_LIST_APPEND_TODO_HELP);
>> +	}
>>   
>>   	return 0;
>>   }