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[PATCH 2/4] refresh_index: mark deletions in porcelain output

From
Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date
Nov 14, 2011, 22:52 UTC
Message-ID
<20111114225208.GB3993@sigill.intra.peff.net>
In-Reply-To
<20111114225056.GA27370@sigill.intra.peff.net>

If you have a deleted file and a porcelain refreshes the cache, we print:

  Unstaged changes after reset:
  M	file

This is technically correct, in that the file is modified, but it's friendlier to the user if we further differentiate the case of a deleted file (especially because this output looks a lot like "diff --name-status", which would also make the distinction).

The plumbing version stays as "needs update" for historical compatibility.

Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
---
 read-cache.c |    6 +++++-
 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
diff --git a/read-cache.c b/read-cache.c
index eb3aae3..046cf7e 100644
--- a/read-cache.c
+++ b/read-cache.c
@@ -1103,9 +1103,11 @@ int refresh_index(struct index_state *istate, unsigned int flags, const char **p
 	int in_porcelain = (flags & REFRESH_IN_PORCELAIN);
 	unsigned int options = really ? CE_MATCH_IGNORE_VALID : 0;
 	const char *modified_fmt;
+	const char *deleted_fmt;
 	const char *unmerged_fmt;
 
 	modified_fmt = (in_porcelain ? "M\t%s\n" : "%s: needs update\n");
+	deleted_fmt = (in_porcelain ? "D\t%s\n" : "%s: needs update\n");
 	unmerged_fmt = (in_porcelain ? "U\t%s\n" : "%s: needs merge\n");
 	for (i = 0; i < istate->cache_nr; i++) {
 		struct cache_entry *ce, *new;
@@ -1145,7 +1147,9 @@ int refresh_index(struct index_state *istate, unsigned int flags, const char **p
 			}
 			if (quiet)
 				continue;
-			show_file(modified_fmt, ce->name, in_porcelain, &first, header_msg);
+			show_file((cache_errno == ENOENT ? deleted_fmt :
+				   modified_fmt),
+				  ce->name, in_porcelain, &first, header_msg);
 			has_errors = 1;
 			continue;
 		}
-- 
1.7.7.3.8.g38efa
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Message 9 of 18 in “reset reports file as modified when it's in fact deleted”
  1. Carlos Martín NietoNov 7, 2011
  2. Jeff KingNov 7, 2011
  3. Carlos Martín NietoNov 11, 2011
  4. Junio C HamanoNov 11, 2011
  5. Jeff KingNov 11, 2011
  6. Junio C HamanoNov 12, 2011
  7. Jeff KingNov 14, 2011
  8. 1/4 refresh_index: rename format variablesJeff King, Nov 14, 2011
  9. 2/4 refresh_index: mark deletions in porcelain outputJeff King, Nov 14, 2011
  10. 3/4 read-cache: let refresh_cache_ent pass up changed flagsJeff King, Nov 14, 2011
  11. 4/4 refresh_index: notice typechanges in outputJeff King, Nov 14, 2011
  12. Junio C HamanoNov 15, 2011
  13. Jeff KingNov 15, 2011
  14. Jeff KingNov 18, 2011
  15. 1/3 read-cache: let refresh_cache_ent pass up changed flagsJeff King, Nov 18, 2011
  16. 2/3 refresh_index: rename format variablesJeff King, Nov 18, 2011
  17. 3/3 refresh_index: make porcelain output more specificJeff King, Nov 18, 2011
  18. Junio C HamanoNov 18, 2011

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