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[PATCH v2] rebase: use mboxrd format to avoid split errors

From
EWEric Wong <e@80x24.org>
Date
Nov 18, 2017, 01:01 UTC
Message-ID
<20171118010116.GA17169@starla>
In-Reply-To
<6a036339-d57d-4cc8-acfc-4e1786763a80@redhat.com>
Sorry, I forgot about this for a while :x
Florian Weimer <fweimer@redhat.com> wrote:
> On 10/08/2017 11:30 PM, Eric Wong wrote:
> >diff --git a/git-rebase--am.sh b/git-rebase--am.sh
   <snip, identical change below>
Show 5 quoted lines
> My context is slightly different, but I added the mboxrd options manually to
> both commands, and it fixes my test case.
> 
> I'm still wondering if I have to be on the lookout for similar issues with
> different strings.

I don't think theres other issues with different strings, "From " lines are the one known ambiguity problem with mbox and thus the reason mboxrd was created.

Below is an updated patch which adds a test case:
---------8<---------
Subject: [PATCH] rebase: use mboxrd format to avoid split errors

The mboxrd format allows the use of embedded "From " lines in commit messages without being misinterpreted by mailsplit

Reported-by: Florian Weimer <fweimer@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Eric Wong <e@80x24.org>
---
 git-rebase--am.sh |  2 ++
 t/t3400-rebase.sh | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 24 insertions(+)
diff --git a/git-rebase--am.sh b/git-rebase--am.sh
index 6e64d40d6f..14c50782e0 100644
--- a/git-rebase--am.sh
+++ b/git-rebase--am.sh
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ else
 
 	git format-patch -k --stdout --full-index --cherry-pick --right-only \
 		--src-prefix=a/ --dst-prefix=b/ --no-renames --no-cover-letter \
+		--pretty=mboxrd \
 		$git_format_patch_opt \
 		"$revisions" ${restrict_revision+^$restrict_revision} \
 		>"$GIT_DIR/rebased-patches"
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ else
 	fi
 
 	git am $git_am_opt --rebasing --resolvemsg="$resolvemsg" \
+		--patch-format=mboxrd \
 		$allow_rerere_autoupdate \
 		${gpg_sign_opt:+"$gpg_sign_opt"} <"$GIT_DIR/rebased-patches"
 	ret=$?
diff --git a/t/t3400-rebase.sh b/t/t3400-rebase.sh
index f5fd15e559..8ac58d5ea5 100755
--- a/t/t3400-rebase.sh
+++ b/t/t3400-rebase.sh
@@ -255,4 +255,26 @@ test_expect_success 'rebase commit with an ancient timestamp' '
 	grep "author .* 34567 +0600$" actual
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'rebase with "From " line in commit message' '
+	git checkout -b preserve-from master~1 &&
+	cat >From_.msg <<EOF &&
+Somebody embedded an mbox in a commit message
+
+This is from so-and-so:
+
+From a@b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: John Doe <nobody@example.com>
+Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0000
+Subject: not this message
+
+something
+EOF
+	>From_ &&
+	git add From_ &&
+	git commit -F From_.msg &&
+	git rebase master &&
+	git log -1 --pretty=format:%B >out &&
+	test_cmp From_.msg out
+'
+
 test_done
-- 
EW
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  1. Florian WeimerOct 8, 2017
  2. Eric WongOct 8, 2017
  3. Florian WeimerOct 9, 2017
  4. rebase: use mboxrd format to avoid split errorsEric Wong, Nov 18, 2017

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