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Re: [PATCH v2 3/3] git-merge-one-file: revise merge error reporting

From
Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Mar 25, 2013, 17:20 UTC
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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> writes:
> Actually, this one is even better, I think.  Again on top of your
> two patches applied on 'maint'.

Scratch that one. The "if test -z "$1"" block needs to be moved a bit higher, like this (the log message can stay the same):

diff --git a/git-merge-one-file.sh b/git-merge-one-file.sh
index 62016f4..a4ecf33 100755
--- a/git-merge-one-file.sh
+++ b/git-merge-one-file.sh
@@ -134,9 +134,10 @@ case "${1:-.}${2:-.}${3:-.}" in
 	git merge-file "$src1" "$orig" "$src2"
 	ret=$?
 	msg=
-	if test $ret != 0
+	if test $ret != 0 || test -z "$1"
 	then
 		msg='content conflict'
+		ret=1
 	fi
 
 	# Create the working tree file, using "our tree" version from the
@@ -153,11 +154,6 @@ case "${1:-.}${2:-.}${3:-.}" in
 		msg="${msg}permissions conflict: $5->$6,$7"
 		ret=1
 	fi
-	if test -z "$1"
-	then
-		msg='content conflict'
-		ret=1
-	fi
 
 	if test $ret != 0
 	then
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Message 30 of 40 in “Improve P4Merge mergetool invocation”
  1. 0/2 Improve P4Merge mergetool invocationKevin Bracey, Mar 6, 2013
  2. 1/2 p4merge: swap LOCAL and REMOTE for mergetoolKevin Bracey, Mar 6, 2013
  3. Junio C HamanoMar 7, 2013
  4. Kevin BraceyMar 7, 2013
  5. Junio C HamanoMar 7, 2013
  6. Kevin BraceyMar 7, 2013
  7. Junio C HamanoMar 7, 2013
  8. David AguilarMar 7, 2013
  9. Junio C HamanoMar 7, 2013
  10. 2/2 p4merge: create a virtual base if none availableKevin Bracey, Mar 6, 2013
  11. David AguilarMar 7, 2013
  12. Kevin BraceyMar 7, 2013
  13. Junio C HamanoMar 7, 2013
  14. David AguilarMar 7, 2013
  15. 0/3 Improve P4Merge mergetool invocationKevin Bracey, Mar 9, 2013
  16. 1/3 mergetools/p4merge: swap LOCAL and REMOTEKevin Bracey, Mar 9, 2013
  17. 2/3 mergetools/p4merge: create a base if none availableKevin Bracey, Mar 9, 2013
  18. Junio C HamanoMar 10, 2013
  19. 3/3 git-merge-one-file: revise merge error reportingKevin Bracey, Mar 9, 2013
  20. 1/3 mergetools/p4merge: swap LOCAL and REMOTEKevin Bracey, Mar 13, 2013
  21. 2/3 mergetools/p4merge: create a base if none availableKevin Bracey, Mar 13, 2013
  22. 3/3 git-merge-one-file: revise merge error reportingKevin Bracey, Mar 13, 2013
  23. David AguilarMar 13, 2013
  24. 0/3 git-merge-one-file error reportingKevin Bracey, Mar 24, 2013
  25. 1/3 git-merge-one-file: style cleanupKevin Bracey, Mar 24, 2013
  26. 2/3 git-merge-one-file: send "ERROR:" messages to stderrKevin Bracey, Mar 24, 2013
  27. 3/3 git-merge-one-file: revise merge error reportingKevin Bracey, Mar 24, 2013
  28. Junio C HamanoMar 25, 2013
  29. Junio C HamanoMar 25, 2013
  30. Junio C HamanoMar 25, 2013
  31. Eric SunshineMar 25, 2013
  32. Junio C HamanoMar 13, 2013
  33. Kevin BraceyMar 14, 2013
  34. Junio C HamanoMar 14, 2013
  35. Kevin BraceyMar 14, 2013
  36. Kevin BraceyMar 14, 2013
  37. David AguilarMar 13, 2013
  38. 1/2 mergetools/p4merge: swap LOCAL and REMOTEKevin Bracey, Mar 24, 2013
  39. 2/2 mergetools/p4merge: create a base if none availableKevin Bracey, Mar 24, 2013
  40. Junio C HamanoMar 25, 2013

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