Re: Bug: Segfault when doing "git diff"

From: Mathias L. Baumann <mathias.baumann@sociomantic.com>
Date: Oct 28, 2015, 13:35 UTC
Message-ID: <5630CF1B.9000706@sociomantic.com>
In-Reply-To: <5630BE79.40708@gmail.com>

I was using the latest git version 2.6.2 already. I suspect it is due to a .gitconfig. This is what is probably required:

➜  ~  cat .gitconfig
[diff]
     submodule = log

On 28/10/15 13:24, Victor Leschuk wrote:

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> On 10/28/2015 02:58 PM, Mathias L. Baumann wrote:
>> Hello dear git devs,
>>
>> I just stumbled upon a segfault when doing just "git diff" in my repo.
>>
>> I managed to create a minimal repo setup where the bug is reproducable.
>>
>> The problem seems to be a mix of having an untracked submodule and
>> having set an alternates file for one submodule.
>>
>> Attached you'll find my setup that will reproduce the problem. Simply
>> run  'git diff' in bugtest1.
>>
>> In case the attachment is refused, I also uploaded it here:
>>
>> http://supraverse.net/bugdemo.tar.gz
>>
>> cheers,
>>
>>     --Marenz
> Hello Marenz,
>
> I have just tried to reproduce segfault with the provided archive:
>
> [del@del-debian bugtest1 (master)]$ git diff
> diff --git a/submodules/bugtest2 b/submodules/bugtest2
> --- a/submodules/bugtest2
> +++ b/submodules/bugtest2
> @@ -1 +1 @@
> -Subproject commit cd0b9ee2946d2df3626943347332a4d86f93b126
> +Subproject commit cd0b9ee2946d2df3626943347332a4d86f93b126-dirty
>
> No segfault occured. I am using
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> git version 2.6.2.308.g3b8f10c
>
> Could you please specify which version of git you are using and also try
> to reproduce it with latest 2.6.2?
>
> --
> Victor