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Re: Bug: file named - on git commit

From
Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
Date
Jan 28, 2013, 20:41 UTC
Message-ID
<20130128204140.GA7759@google.com>
In-Reply-To
<87txq11sbk.fsf@pctrast.inf.ethz.ch>
Hi,
Thomas Rast wrote:
> Rene Moser <mail@renemoser.net> writes:
>> Found a little issue in git version 1.7.9.5 if a file named "-", causing
>> "git commit" to read from stdin.
>>
>> (So you must hit ctrl-d or ctrl-c to finish the commit.)
[...]
> This was fixed by Junio around 4682d85 (diff-index.c: "git diff" has no
> need to read blob from the standard input, 2012-06-27), which is
> included starting with v1.7.12 and the v1.7.11.3 maint release.  Please
> upgrade.

Should upgrade-averse folks stuck on 1.7.10.y (like Debian 7.0, which is currently in the release candidate stage) take this fix? Do you happen to know of any other fixes such people would want?

Thanks, Jonathan

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Message 6 of 10 in “Bug: file named - on git commit”
  1. Rene MoserJan 28, 2013
  2. Matthieu MoyJan 28, 2013
  3. Duy NguyenJan 28, 2013
  4. Thomas RastJan 28, 2013
  5. [CLOSED FIXED] Bug: file named - on git commitRene Moser, Jan 28, 2013
  6. Jonathan NiederJan 28, 2013
  7. Junio C HamanoJan 28, 2013
  8. Junio C HamanoJan 28, 2013
  9. Junio C HamanoFeb 4, 2013
  10. Jonathan NiederFeb 4, 2013

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