Re: [RFC Patch] Preventing corrupt objects from entering the repository

From

Shawn O. Pearce <spearce@spearce.org>

Date

Feb 14, 2008, 06:16 UTC

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<20080214061651.GH24004@spearce.org>

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Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> wrote:

> On Wed, 13 Feb 2008, Martin Koegler wrote:
> 
> > This would mean, that we must make git-rev-list and git-pack-objects not 
> > segfault on incorrect links between objects.

My proposal suggested that malformed objects not be allowed
into the repository, so rev-list wouldn't see them in the
first place.
 

> We should do that anyway.  It may error out, but segfaulting is no option.
> 
> So if you have a test case, please make it public so we can fix the 
> breakage.

-- 
Shawn.