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For review: git add --ignore-unmatch

From
LLuke-Jr <luke-jr@utopios.org>
Date
Aug 12, 2009, 22:26 UTC
Message-ID
<200908121726.52121.luke-jr@utopios.org>
From 54768360aa7b1882dd2b76211661abb6014cbf23 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Luke Dashjr <luke-jr+git@utopios.org>
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:26:31 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] port --ignore-unmatch from "git rm" to "git add"
---
 builtin-add.c |    7 +++++--
 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/builtin-add.c b/builtin-add.c
index 581a2a1..0597fb9 100644
--- a/builtin-add.c
+++ b/builtin-add.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ static const char * const builtin_add_usage[] = {
 };
 static int patch_interactive, add_interactive, edit_interactive;
 static int take_worktree_changes;
+static int ignore_unmatch = 0;
 
 static void fill_pathspec_matches(const char **pathspec, char *seen, int specs)
 {
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ static void prune_directory(struct dir_struct *dir, const char **pathspec, int p
 	fill_pathspec_matches(pathspec, seen, specs);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < specs; i++) {
-		if (!seen[i] && pathspec[i][0] && !file_exists(pathspec[i]))
+		if (!seen[i] && pathspec[i][0] && !file_exists(pathspec[i]) && !ignore_unmatch)
 			die("pathspec '%s' did not match any files",
 					pathspec[i]);
 	}
@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@ static void refresh(int verbose, const char **pathspec)
 	refresh_index(&the_index, verbose ? REFRESH_SAY_CHANGED : REFRESH_QUIET,
 		      pathspec, seen);
 	for (i = 0; i < specs; i++) {
-		if (!seen[i])
+		if (!seen[i] && !ignore_unmatch)
 			die("pathspec '%s' did not match any files", pathspec[i]);
 	}
         free(seen);
@@ -226,6 +227,8 @@ static struct option builtin_add_options[] = {
 	OPT_BOOLEAN('A', "all", &addremove, "add all, noticing removal of tracked files"),
 	OPT_BOOLEAN( 0 , "refresh", &refresh_only, "don't add, only refresh the index"),
 	OPT_BOOLEAN( 0 , "ignore-errors", &ignore_add_errors, "just skip files which cannot be added because of errors"),
+	OPT_BOOLEAN( 0 , "ignore-unmatch", &ignore_unmatch,
+				"exit with a zero status even if nothing matched"),
 	OPT_END(),
 };
 
-- 
1.6.3.3



From c6cd06db8ab3b198eafffd5b0e94d2f338f10072 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Luke Dashjr <luke-jr+git@utopios.org>
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:31:37 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] fix "git add --ignore-errors" to ignore pathspec errors

---
 builtin-add.c |    2 ++
 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/builtin-add.c b/builtin-add.c
index 0597fb9..e3132c8 100644
--- a/builtin-add.c
+++ b/builtin-add.c
@@ -280,6 +280,8 @@ int cmd_add(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		add_interactive = 1;
 	if (add_interactive)
 		exit(interactive_add(argc - 1, argv + 1, prefix));
+	if (ignore_add_errors)
+		ignore_unmatch = 1;
 
 	if (edit_interactive)
 		return(edit_patch(argc, argv, prefix));
-- 
1.6.3.3



From 410a93cb61669304a0b1d10b8013d1635432e8a0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Luke Dashjr <luke-jr+git@utopios.org>
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:23:44 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] Document --ignore-unmatch in git-add.txt

---
 Documentation/git-add.txt |    6 +++++-
 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/git-add.txt b/Documentation/git-add.txt
index ab1943c..6b93b4e 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-add.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-add.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ SYNOPSIS
 [verse]
 'git add' [-n] [-v] [--force | -f] [--interactive | -i] [--patch | -p]
 	  [--edit | -e] [--all | [--update | -u]] [--intent-to-add | -N]
-	  [--refresh] [--ignore-errors] [--] <filepattern>...
+	  [--refresh] [--ignore-errors] [--ignore-unmatch] [--]
+	  <filepattern>...
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
@@ -119,6 +120,9 @@ apply.
 	them, do not abort the operation, but continue adding the
 	others. The command shall still exit with non-zero status.
 
+--ignore-unmatch::
+	Exit with a zero status even if no files matched.
+
 \--::
 	This option can be used to separate command-line options from
 	the list of files, (useful when filenames might be mistaken
-- 
1.6.3.3
Next: Thomas Rast
Message 1 of 21 in “For review: git add --ignore-unmatch”
  1. Luke-JrAug 12, 2009
  2. Thomas RastAug 12, 2009
  3. 1/5 port --ignore-unmatch to "git add"Luke Dashjr, Aug 13, 2009
  4. 2/5 fix "git add --ignore-errors" to ignore pathspec errorsLuke Dashjr, Aug 13, 2009
  5. 3/5 Document --ignore-unmatch in git-add.txtLuke Dashjr, Aug 13, 2009
  6. 4/5 implement error_errno and warning_errnoLuke Dashjr, Aug 13, 2009
  7. 5/5 Convert add_file_to_index's lstat failure from a die to an errorLuke Dashjr, Aug 13, 2009
  8. Junio C HamanoAug 13, 2009
  9. Luke-JrAug 13, 2009
  10. port --ignore-unmatch to "git add"Luke Dashjr, Aug 13, 2009
  11. Document --ignore-unmatch in git-add.txtLuke Dashjr, Aug 13, 2009
  12. Junio C HamanoAug 13, 2009
  13. Luke-JrAug 13, 2009
  14. Alex RiesenAug 13, 2009
  15. Thomas RastAug 13, 2009
  16. Junio C HamanoAug 14, 2009
  17. Luke-JrAug 14, 2009
  18. Luke-JrAug 14, 2009
  19. Nanako ShiraishiAug 14, 2009
  20. Luke-JrAug 14, 2009
  21. Luke-JrOct 10, 2009

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