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[PATCH v7 3/3] run-command: show prepared command

From
Ian Wienand <iwienand@redhat.com>
Date
May 27, 2024, 00:30 UTC
Message-ID
<20240527003208.1565249-3-iwienand@redhat.com>
In-Reply-To
<20240527003208.1565249-1-iwienand@redhat.com>

This adds a trace point in start_command so we can see the full command invocation without having to resort to strace/code inspection. For example:

 $ GIT_TRACE=1 git test foo
 git.c:755               trace: exec: git-test foo
 run-command.c:657       trace: run_command: git-test foo
 run-command.c:657       trace: run_command: 'echo $*' foo
 run-command.c:749       trace: start_command: /bin/sh -c 'echo $* "$@"' 'echo $*' foo

Prior changes have made the documentation around the internals of the alias command execution clearer, but I have still found this detailed view of the aliased command being run helpful for debugging purposes.

A test case is added to ensure the full command output is present in the execution flow.

Signed-off-by: Ian Wienand <iwienand@redhat.com>
---
 run-command.c    |  3 +++
 t/t0014-alias.sh | 11 +++++++++++
 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+)
diff --git a/run-command.c b/run-command.c
index 1b821042b4..31b20123d8 100644
--- a/run-command.c
+++ b/run-command.c
@@ -746,6 +746,8 @@ int start_command(struct child_process *cmd)
 		goto end_of_spawn;
 	}
 
+	trace_argv_printf(&argv.v[1], "trace: start_command:");
+
 	if (pipe(notify_pipe))
 		notify_pipe[0] = notify_pipe[1] = -1;
 
@@ -913,6 +915,7 @@ int start_command(struct child_process *cmd)
 	else if (cmd->use_shell)
 		cmd->args.v = prepare_shell_cmd(&nargv, sargv);
 
+	trace_argv_printf(cmd->args.v, "trace: start_command:");
 	cmd->pid = mingw_spawnvpe(cmd->args.v[0], cmd->args.v,
 				  (char**) cmd->env.v,
 				  cmd->dir, fhin, fhout, fherr);
diff --git a/t/t0014-alias.sh b/t/t0014-alias.sh
index 95568342be..854d59ec58 100755
--- a/t/t0014-alias.sh
+++ b/t/t0014-alias.sh
@@ -44,4 +44,15 @@ test_expect_success 'run-command formats empty args properly' '
     test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'tracing a shell alias with arguments shows trace of prepared command' '
+	cat >expect <<-EOF &&
+	trace: start_command: SHELL -c ${SQ}echo \$* "\$@"${SQ} ${SQ}echo \$*${SQ} arg
+	EOF
+	git config alias.echo "!echo \$*" &&
+	env GIT_TRACE=1 git echo arg 2>output &&
+	# redact platform differences
+	sed -n -e "s/^\(trace: start_command:\) .* -c /\1 SHELL -c /p" output >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
 test_done
-- 
2.45.1
Previous: Junio C Hamano
Message 43 of 43 in “alias: document caveats and add trace of prepared command”
  1. alias: document caveats and add trace of prepared commandIan Wienand, May 22, 2024
  2. Eric SunshineMay 22, 2024
  3. Junio C HamanoMay 22, 2024
  4. Ian WienandMay 23, 2024
  5. 1/3 Documentation: alias: rework notes into pointsIan Wienand, May 23, 2024
  6. 2/3 Documentation: alias: add notes on shell expansionIan Wienand, May 23, 2024
  7. 3/3 run-command: show prepared commandIan Wienand, May 23, 2024
  8. Eric SunshineMay 23, 2024
  9. Ian WienandMay 23, 2024
  10. 1/3 Documentation: alias: rework notes into pointsIan Wienand, May 23, 2024
  11. 2/3 Documentation: alias: add notes on shell expansionIan Wienand, May 23, 2024
  12. 3/3 run-command: show prepared commandIan Wienand, May 23, 2024
  13. Junio C HamanoMay 23, 2024
  14. Junio C HamanoMay 23, 2024
  15. Junio C HamanoMay 24, 2024
  16. Ian WienandMay 24, 2024
  17. Junio C HamanoMay 24, 2024
  18. Ian WienandMay 24, 2024
  19. Junio C HamanoMay 24, 2024
  20. Ian WienandMay 25, 2024
  21. Junio C HamanoMay 23, 2024
  22. 1/3 Documentation: alias: rework notes into pointsIan Wienand, May 24, 2024
  23. 2/3 Documentation: alias: add notes on shell expansionIan Wienand, May 24, 2024
  24. 3/3 run-command: show prepared commandIan Wienand, May 24, 2024
  25. Junio C HamanoMay 24, 2024
  26. Junio C HamanoMay 24, 2024
  27. Ian WienandMay 25, 2024
  28. 1/3 Documentation: alias: rework notes into pointsIan Wienand, May 25, 2024
  29. 2/3 Documentation: alias: add notes on shell expansionIan Wienand, May 25, 2024
  30. 3/3 run-command: show prepared commandIan Wienand, May 25, 2024
  31. Junio C HamanoMay 25, 2024
  32. Junio C HamanoMay 25, 2024
  33. Ian WienandMay 25, 2024
  34. 1/3 Documentation: alias: rework notes into pointsIan Wienand, May 25, 2024
  35. 2/3 Documentation: alias: add notes on shell expansionIan Wienand, May 25, 2024
  36. Junio C HamanoMay 26, 2024
  37. Ian WienandMay 27, 2024
  38. 3/3 run-command: show prepared commandIan Wienand, May 25, 2024
  39. Junio C HamanoMay 26, 2024
  40. 1/3 Documentation: alias: rework notes into pointsIan Wienand, May 27, 2024
  41. 2/3 Documentation: alias: add notes on shell expansionIan Wienand, May 27, 2024
  42. Junio C HamanoMay 27, 2024
  43. 3/3 run-command: show prepared commandIan Wienand, May 27, 2024

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