Re: git grep --no-index fails when given an absolute path

From: Kristoffer Haugsbakk <code@khaugsbakk.name>
Date: Oct 26, 2023, 12:28 UTC
Message-ID: <3136992f-15f7-4927-83d0-7b7f985244b5@app.fastmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <Nhfa-Qv--F-9@tutanota.com>

Hi

On Thu, Oct 26, 2023, at 12:46, triallax@tutanota.com wrote:

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> Thank you for filling out a Git bug report!
> Please answer the following questions to help us understand your issue.
>
> What did you do before the bug happened? (Steps to reproduce your issue)
> - Run `git grep --no-index -r -- -- /usr/share/fish/completions/`

See this thread: https://lore.kernel.org/git/CAKFQ_Q_P4HvCMHsg4=6ycb8r44qprhRCGSmLQf7B3_-zy28_oQ@mail.gmail.com/

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> What did you expect to happen? (Expected behavior)
>
> The command executes the search successfully.
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> What happened instead? (Actual behavior)
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> This happens:
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> triallax@satoru ~> git grep --no-index -r -- -- 
> /usr/share/fish/completions/
> BUG: environment.c:213: git environment hasn't been setup
> fish: Job 1, 'git grep --no-index -r -- -- /u…' terminated by signal 
> SIGABRT (Abort)
>
> What's different between what you expected and what actually happened?
>
> One of them is an error, and the other is a successful execution.
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> Anything else you want to add:
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> Interestingly enough, this seems to be happening only with absolute paths from
> my testing, and it happens even when the directory that's passed is a Git repo.

What is the working directory that you are in? I’m guessing somewhere in your home directory?

I’ll try to reproduce your command later with the proposed fix.

Kristoffer