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[patch] git: report parse_commit() errors in rev-tree.c

From
IMIngo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
Date
Apr 14, 2005, 12:05 UTC
Message-ID
<20050414120516.GC14065@elte.hu>
In-Reply-To
<20050414115800.GB14065@elte.hu>

make actual use of the parse_commit() return value and print a warning, instead of silently ignoring it. Should never trigger on a valid DB.

(alternatively we might use a die() in the sanity check place and could remove all the return code handling?)

	Ingo
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>

--- rev-tree.c.orig +++ rev-tree.c

@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ static unsigned long parse_commit_date(c
 static int parse_commit(unsigned char *sha1)
 {
 	struct revision *rev = lookup_rev(sha1);
+	int ret = 0;
 
 	if (!(rev->flags & SEEN)) {
 		void *buffer, *bufptr;
@@ -81,13 +82,13 @@ static int parse_commit(unsigned char *s
 		bufptr += 46; /* "tree " + "hex sha1" + "\n" */
 		while (!memcmp(bufptr, "parent ", 7) && !get_sha1_hex(bufptr+7, parent)) {
 			add_relationship(rev, parent);
-			parse_commit(parent);
+			ret |= parse_commit(parent);
 			bufptr += 48;	/* "parent " + "hex sha1" + "\n" */
 		}
 		rev->date = parse_commit_date(bufptr);
 		free(buffer);
 	}
-	return 0;	
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static void read_cache_file(const char *path)
@@ -208,7 +209,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		}
 		if (nr >= MAX_COMMITS || get_sha1_hex(arg, sha1[nr]))
 			usage("rev-tree [--edges] [--cache <cache-file>] <commit-id> [<commit-id>]");
-		parse_commit(sha1[nr]);
+		if (parse_commit(sha1[nr]))
+			fprintf(stderr, "warning: rev-tree: bad commit!\n");
 		nr++;
 	}
 
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  1. git: fix memory leak in checkout-cache.cIngo Molnar, Apr 14, 2005
  2. git: fix memory leak #2 in checkout-cache.cIngo Molnar, Apr 14, 2005
  3. git: cleanup in ls-tree.cIngo Molnar, Apr 14, 2005
  4. git: fix memory leaks in read-tree.cIngo Molnar, Apr 14, 2005
  5. git: fix rare memory leak in rev-tree.cIngo Molnar, Apr 14, 2005
  6. git: report parse_commit() errors in rev-tree.cIngo Molnar, Apr 14, 2005
  7. git: fix memory leak in show-diff.cIngo Molnar, Apr 14, 2005
  8. git: fix overflow in update-cache.cIngo Molnar, Apr 14, 2005
  9. cleanup: read_sha1_file() -> malloc_read_sha1_file()Ingo Molnar, Apr 14, 2005
  10. git: fix 1-byte overflow in show-files.cIngo Molnar, Apr 14, 2005
  11. Petr BaudisApr 17, 2005
  12. Ingo MolnarApr 18, 2005
  13. git: fix memory leaks in update-cache.cIngo Molnar, Apr 14, 2005
  14. git: clean up add_file_to_cache() in update-cache.cIngo Molnar, Apr 14, 2005
  15. git: fix memory leak #3 in update-cache.cIngo Molnar, Apr 14, 2005
  16. git: fix memory leaks in read-cache.cIngo Molnar, Apr 14, 2005
  17. git: fix memory leak #2 in read-cache.cIngo Molnar, Apr 14, 2005
  18. Ingo MolnarApr 14, 2005
  19. Martin SchlemmerApr 14, 2005
  20. Linus TorvaldsApr 14, 2005
  21. Ingo MolnarApr 14, 2005
  22. git: fix memory leak in write-tree.cIngo Molnar, Apr 14, 2005

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