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[PATCH v2 08/11] bisect: libify `check_merge_bases` and its dependents

From
Miriam Rubio <mirucam@gmail.com>
Date
Jan 28, 2020, 14:40 UTC
Message-ID
<20200128144026.53128-9-mirucam@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To
<20200128144026.53128-1-mirucam@gmail.com>
From: Pranit Bauva <pranit.bauva@gmail.com>

Since we want to get rid of git-bisect.sh it would be necessary to convert those exit() calls to return statements so that errors can be reported.

Emulate try catch in C by converting `exit(<positive-value>)` to `return <negative-value>`. Follow POSIX conventions to return <negative-value> to indicate error.

In `check_merge_bases()` there is an early success special case, so we have introduced special error code `-11` which indicates early success. This `-11` is converted back to `0` in `check_good_are_ancestors_of_bad()`.

Handle the return value in dependent function `check_good_are_ancestors_of_bad()`.
Mentored-by: Christian Couder <chriscool@tuxfamily.org>
Mentored by: Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de>
Signed-off-by: Pranit Bauva <pranit.bauva@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Tanushree Tumane <tanushreetumane@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Miriam Rubio <mirucam@gmail.com>
---
 bisect.c | 21 ++++++++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/bisect.c b/bisect.c
index dee8318d9b..2a6566d066 100644
--- a/bisect.c
+++ b/bisect.c
@@ -806,13 +806,16 @@ static void handle_skipped_merge_base(const struct object_id *mb)
  * "check_merge_bases" checks that merge bases are not "bad" (or "new").
  *
  * - If one is "bad" (or "new"), it means the user assumed something wrong
- * and we must exit with a non 0 error code.
+ * and we must return error with a non 0 error code.
  * - If one is "good" (or "old"), that's good, we have nothing to do.
  * - If one is "skipped", we can't know but we should warn.
  * - If we don't know, we should check it out and ask the user to test.
+ * - If a merge base must be tested, on success return -11 a special condition
+ * for early success, this will be converted back to 0 in check_good_are_ancestors_of_bad().
  */
-static void check_merge_bases(int rev_nr, struct commit **rev, int no_checkout)
+static int check_merge_bases(int rev_nr, struct commit **rev, int no_checkout)
 {
+	int res = 0;
 	struct commit_list *result;
 
 	result = get_merge_bases_many(rev[0], rev_nr - 1, rev + 1);
@@ -827,11 +830,16 @@ static void check_merge_bases(int rev_nr, struct commit **rev, int no_checkout)
 			handle_skipped_merge_base(mb);
 		} else {
 			printf(_("Bisecting: a merge base must be tested\n"));
-			exit(bisect_checkout(mb, no_checkout));
+			res = bisect_checkout(mb, no_checkout);
+			if (!res)
+				/* indicate early success */
+				res = -11;
+			break;
 		}
 	}
 
 	free_commit_list(result);
+	return res;
 }
 
 static int check_ancestors(struct repository *r, int rev_nr,
@@ -865,7 +873,7 @@ static void check_good_are_ancestors_of_bad(struct repository *r,
 {
 	char *filename = git_pathdup("BISECT_ANCESTORS_OK");
 	struct stat st;
-	int fd, rev_nr;
+	int fd, rev_nr, res = 0;
 	struct commit **rev;
 
 	if (!current_bad_oid)
@@ -880,10 +888,13 @@ static void check_good_are_ancestors_of_bad(struct repository *r,
 		goto done;
 
 	/* Check if all good revs are ancestor of the bad rev. */
+
 	rev = get_bad_and_good_commits(r, &rev_nr);
 	if (check_ancestors(r, rev_nr, rev, prefix))
-		check_merge_bases(rev_nr, rev, no_checkout);
+		res = check_merge_bases(rev_nr, rev, no_checkout);
 	free(rev);
+	if (res)
+		exit(res == -11 ? 0 : -res);
 
 	/* Create file BISECT_ANCESTORS_OK. */
 	fd = open(filename, O_CREAT | O_TRUNC | O_WRONLY, 0600);
-- 
2.21.1 (Apple Git-122.3)
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Message 14 of 29 in “Finish converting git bisect to C part 1”
  1. Miriam RubioJan 28, 2020
  2. 01/11 bisect--helper: convert `vocab_*` char pointers to char arraysMiriam Rubio, Jan 28, 2020
  3. 02/11 bisect--helper: change `retval` to `res`Miriam Rubio, Jan 28, 2020
  4. 03/11 bisect: use the standard 'if (!var)' way to check for 0Miriam Rubio, Jan 28, 2020
  5. 04/11 run-command: make `exists_in_PATH()` non-staticMiriam Rubio, Jan 28, 2020
  6. Johannes SchindelinJan 30, 2020
  7. 05/11 bisect--helper: introduce new `decide_next()` functionMiriam Rubio, Jan 28, 2020
  8. Johannes SchindelinJan 30, 2020
  9. Miriam R.Jan 30, 2020
  10. 06/11 bisect: libify `exit_if_skipped_commits` to `error_if_skipped*` and its dependentsMiriam Rubio, Jan 28, 2020
  11. Junio C HamanoJan 31, 2020
  12. 07/11 bisect: libify `bisect_checkout`Miriam Rubio, Jan 28, 2020
  13. Junio C HamanoJan 31, 2020
  14. 08/11 bisect: libify `check_merge_bases` and its dependentsMiriam Rubio, Jan 28, 2020
  15. Junio C HamanoJan 31, 2020
  16. 11/11 bisect: libify `bisect_next_all`Miriam Rubio, Jan 28, 2020
  17. 10/11 bisect: libify `handle_bad_merge_base` and its dependentsMiriam Rubio, Jan 28, 2020
  18. 09/11 bisect: libify `check_good_are_ancestors_of_bad` and its dependentsMiriam Rubio, Jan 28, 2020
  19. Johannes SchindelinJan 30, 2020
  20. Miriam R.Jan 30, 2020
  21. Johannes SchindelinJan 30, 2020
  22. Miriam R.Jan 30, 2020
  23. Christian CouderJan 30, 2020
  24. Johannes SchindelinJan 31, 2020
  25. Christian CouderJan 31, 2020
  26. Johannes SchindelinJan 30, 2020
  27. Miriam R.Jan 30, 2020
  28. Fwd: [PATCH v2 04/11] run-command: make `exists_in_PATH()` non-staticMiriam R., Jan 30, 2020
  29. Fwd: [PATCH v2 09/11] bisect: libify `check_good_are_ancestors_of_bad` and its dependentsMiriam R., Jan 31, 2020

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