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Re: git-remote: Use of uninitialized value in string ne, line 248

From
Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Oct 25, 2007, 01:48 UTC
Message-ID
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In-Reply-To
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Alex Riesen <raa.lkml@gmail.com> writes:
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> Junio C Hamano, Wed, Oct 24, 2007 13:49:51 +0200:
>> Perhaps....
>> 
>>  git-remote.perl |    3 ++-
>>  1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
>> 
>> diff --git a/git-remote.perl b/git-remote.perl
>> index 9ca3e7e..4cee044 100755
>> --- a/git-remote.perl
>> +++ b/git-remote.perl
>> @@ -244,7 +244,8 @@ sub show_remote {
>>  	print "* remote $name\n";
>>  	print "  URL: $info->{'URL'}\n";
>>  	for my $branchname (sort keys %$branch) {
>> -		next if ($branch->{$branchname}{'REMOTE'} ne $name);
>> +		next if (!$branch->{$branchname}{'REMOTE'} ||
>
> just you never call yor branches "0".
Ok, that is about remote name '0' but whatever...

-- >8 -- [PATCH] git-remote: fix "Use of uninitialized value in string ne"

martin f krafft <madduck@madduck.net> writes:
> piper:~> git remote show origin
> * remote origin
>   URL: ssh://git.madduck.net/~/git/etc/mailplate.git
> Use of uninitialized value in string ne at /usr/local/stow/git/bin/git-remote line 248.

This is because there might not be branch.<name>.remote defined but the code unconditionally dereferences $branch->{$name}{'REMOTE'} and compares with another string.

Tested-by: Martin F Krafft <madduck@madduck.net>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
---
 git-remote.perl |    3 ++-
 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
diff --git a/git-remote.perl b/git-remote.perl
index 8e2dc4d..11630b1 100755
--- a/git-remote.perl
+++ b/git-remote.perl
@@ -244,7 +244,8 @@ sub show_remote {
 	print "* remote $name\n";
 	print "  URL: $info->{'URL'}\n";
 	for my $branchname (sort keys %$branch) {
-		next if ($branch->{$branchname}{'REMOTE'} ne $name);
+		next unless (defined $branch->{$branchname}{'REMOTE'} &&
+			     $branch->{$branchname}{'REMOTE'} eq $name);
 		my @merged = map {
 			s|^refs/heads/||;
 			$_;
-- 
1.5.3.4.1324.ga7925
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Message 7 of 8 in “git-remote: Use of uninitialized value in string ne, line 248”
  1. martin f krafftOct 24, 2007
  2. Junio C HamanoOct 24, 2007
  3. martin f krafftOct 24, 2007
  4. Alex RiesenOct 24, 2007
  5. martin f krafftOct 24, 2007
  6. Ralf WildenhuesOct 24, 2007
  7. Junio C HamanoOct 25, 2007
  8. Pierre HabouzitOct 24, 2007

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