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Re: [PATCH] bisect--helper: warn if we are assuming an unlikely pathspec

From
Bagas Sanjaya <bagasdotme@gmail.com>
Date
May 2, 2022, 05:50 UTC
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On 5/1/22 19:29, Chris Down wrote:
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> In order to avoid this, emit a warning when we are assuming an argument
> is a pathspec, but no such path exists in the checkout and this doesn't
> look like a pathspec according to looks_like_pathspec:
> 
>     $ git bisect start d93ff48803f0 v6.3
>     warning: assuming 'v6.3' is a path
>     $
>

For completeness, we can say 'If this is incorrect, abort the current bisection with "git bisect reset" and rerun with correct commit-ish.'.

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  1. bisect--helper: warn if we are assuming an unlikely pathspecChris Down, May 1, 2022
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  3. Junio C HamanoMay 2, 2022
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