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Re: [PATCH 1/2] branch: exit status now reflects if branch listing finds an error

From
Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
Date
Jun 4, 2010, 02:24 UTC
Message-ID
<20100604022405.GA26071@progeny.tock>
In-Reply-To
<1275551282-21557-1-git-send-email-simo.melenius@iki.fi>
Simo Melenius wrote:
> If some refs could not be read when listing branches, this can now be
> observed in the exit status of the "git branch" command.
A noble cause.  Thanks.
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> +struct append_ref_cb
> +{
> +	struct ref_list *ref_list;
> +	int ret;
> +};

nitpick: the brace should go on the same line to match the other structs in builtin/branch.c and elsewhere in git.

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> @@ -496,7 +507,9 @@ static void print_ref_list(int kinds, int detached, int verbose, int abbrev, str
>  	ref_list.with_commit = with_commit;
>  	if (merge_filter != NO_FILTER)
>  		init_revisions(&ref_list.revs, NULL);
> -	for_each_rawref(append_ref, &ref_list);
> +	cb.ref_list = &ref_list;
> +	cb.ret = 0;
> +	for_each_rawref(append_ref, &cb);
>  	if (merge_filter != NO_FILTER) {
>  		struct commit *filter;
>  		filter = lookup_commit_reference_gently(merge_filter_ref, 0);

This can be simplified by "ret = for_each_rawref(append_ref, ..." but the above would have to be added back anyway for patch 2/2. So I’m happy with this patch as is.

Reviewed-by: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
diff --git a/builtin/branch.c b/builtin/branch.c
index 46ca59c..77ae444 100644
--- a/builtin/branch.c
+++ b/builtin/branch.c
@@ -257,8 +257,7 @@ static char *resolve_symref(const char *src, const char *prefix)
 	return xstrdup(dst);
 }
 
-struct append_ref_cb
-{
+struct append_ref_cb {
 	struct ref_list *ref_list;
 	int ret;
 };
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Message 6 of 9 in “Bug? "git branch" failing to list all branches”
  1. Simo MeleniusJun 2, 2010
  2. Jonathan NiederJun 3, 2010
  3. Simo MeleniusJun 3, 2010
  4. Jonathan NiederJun 3, 2010
  5. 1/2 branch: exit status now reflects if branch listing finds an errorSimo Melenius, Jun 3, 2010
  6. Jonathan NiederJun 4, 2010
  7. 2/2 branch: don't fail listing branches if one of the commits wasn't foundSimo Melenius, Jun 3, 2010
  8. Sverre RabbelierJun 3, 2010
  9. Jonathan NiederJun 4, 2010

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