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Re: Mergetool generating blank files (1.5.3)

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KWKelvie Wong <kelvie@ieee.org>
Date
Sep 27, 2007, 20:12 UTC
Message-ID
<94ccbe710709271312k7eac8e35y353180596a0abc9a@mail.gmail.com>
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On 9/27/07, Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:
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> "Kelvie Wong" <kelvie@ieee.org> writes:
>
> > I've tried all of the ones that were supported, the result is the same
> > -- blank files in all three windows.
> >
> > It is because git mergetool fails to generate these files for whatever
> > reason (the filebasename.{REMOTE,LOCAL,BASE}.* files).  I don't know
> > why this happens.
>
> Can you run git-mergetool under "sh -x"?
>
> That is,
>
>         $ sh -x git-mergetool
>
> around ll.160-170 these files are created.
>
#######################################
$ sh -x /usr/local/bin/git-mergetool --tool=meld
+ USAGE=[--tool=tool] [file to merge] ...
+ SUBDIRECTORY_OK=Yes
+ . git-sh-setup
+ unset CDPATH
+ [ -z  ]
+ LONG_USAGE=Usage: /usr/local/bin/git-mergetool [--tool=tool] [file
to merge] ...
+ [ -z Yes ]
+ git rev-parse --git-dir
+ GIT_DIR=/home/kelvie/src/trunk/.git
+ test -n /home/kelvie/src/trunk/.git
+ cd /home/kelvie/src/trunk/.git
+ pwd
+ GIT_DIR=/home/kelvie/src/trunk/.git
+ : /home/kelvie/src/trunk/.git/objects
+ require_work_tree
+ git rev-parse --is-inside-work-tree
+ test true = true
+ expr z--tool=meld : z-[^=]*=\(.*\)
+ merge_tool=meld
+ shift
+ break
+ test -z meld
+ test -z meld
+ type meld
+ test 0 -eq 0
+ git ls-files -u
+ sed -e s/^[^  ]*      //
+ sort -u
+ files=fmeprompter/src/qfmeparameterfloat.cpp
fmeprompter/src/qfmeparameterfloat.h
fmeprompter/src/qfmeparameterinteger.cpp
fmeprompter/src/qfmeparameterinteger.h
+ test -z fmeprompter/src/qfmeparameterfloat.cpp
fmeprompter/src/qfmeparameterfloat.h
fmeprompter/src/qfmeparameterinteger.cpp
fmeprompter/src/qfmeparameterinteger.h
+ echo Merging the files: fmeprompter/src/qfmeparameterfloat.cpp
fmeprompter/src/qfmeparameterfloat.h
fmeprompter/src/qfmeparameterinteger.cpp
fmeprompter/src/qfmeparameterinteger.h
Merging the files: fmeprompter/src/qfmeparameterfloat.cpp
fmeprompter/src/qfmeparameterfloat.h
fmeprompter/src/qfmeparameterinteger.cpp
fmeprompter/src/qfmeparameterinteger.h
+ git ls-files -u
+ sed -e s/^[^  ]*      //
+ sort -u
+ read i
+ printf \n
+ merge_file fmeprompter/src/qfmeparameterfloat.cpp
+ path=fmeprompter/src/qfmeparameterfloat.cpp
+ git ls-files -u -- fmeprompter/src/qfmeparameterfloat.cpp
+ f=100644 bd66831cc4c3fb2907bba0fa9bef6d3e696bf0a3 1
fmeprompter/src/qfmeparameterfloat.cpp
100644 10026c1391fc34485b54727f831ebecfde8711a5 2
fmeprompter/src/qfmeparameterfloat.cpp
100644 0d2e9decf73ae5f5e4143f3181b7c8435c20416c 3
fmeprompter/src/qfmeparameterfloat.cpp
+ test -z 100644 bd66831cc4c3fb2907bba0fa9bef6d3e696bf0a3 1
fmeprompter/src/qfmeparameterfloat.cpp
100644 10026c1391fc34485b54727f831ebecfde8711a5 2
fmeprompter/src/qfmeparameterfloat.cpp
100644 0d2e9decf73ae5f5e4143f3181b7c8435c20416c 3
fmeprompter/src/qfmeparameterfloat.cpp
+ BACKUP=fmeprompter/src/qfmeparameterfloat.cpp.BACKUP.4697
+ LOCAL=fmeprompter/src/qfmeparameterfloat.cpp.LOCAL.4697
+ REMOTE=fmeprompter/src/qfmeparameterfloat.cpp.REMOTE.4697
+ BASE=fmeprompter/src/qfmeparameterfloat.cpp.BASE.4697
+ mv -- fmeprompter/src/qfmeparameterfloat.cpp
fmeprompter/src/qfmeparameterfloat.cpp.BACKUP.4697
+ cp -- fmeprompter/src/qfmeparameterfloat.cpp.BACKUP.4697
fmeprompter/src/qfmeparameterfloat.cpp
+ git ls-files -u -- fmeprompter/src/qfmeparameterfloat.cpp
+ awk {if ($3==1) print $1;}
+ base_mode=100644
+ git ls-files -u -- fmeprompter/src/qfmeparameterfloat.cpp
+ awk {if ($3==2) print $1;}
+ local_mode=100644
+ git ls-files -u -- fmeprompter/src/qfmeparameterfloat.cpp
+ awk {if ($3==3) print $1;}
+ remote_mode=100644
+ base_present
+ test -n 100644
+ git cat-file blob :1:fmeprompter/src/qfmeparameterfloat.cpp
+ local_present
+ test -n 100644
+ git cat-file blob :2:fmeprompter/src/qfmeparameterfloat.cpp
+ remote_present
+ test -n 100644
+ git cat-file blob :3:fmeprompter/src/qfmeparameterfloat.cpp
+ test -z 100644 -o -z 100644
+ is_symlink 100644
+ test 100644 = 120000
+ is_symlink 100644
+ test 100644 = 120000
+ echo Normal merge conflict for 'fmeprompter/src/qfmeparameterfloat.cpp':
Normal merge conflict for 'fmeprompter/src/qfmeparameterfloat.cpp':
+ describe_file 100644 local fmeprompter/src/qfmeparameterfloat.cpp.LOCAL.4697
+ mode=100644
+ branch=local
+ file=fmeprompter/src/qfmeparameterfloat.cpp.LOCAL.4697
+ printf   {%s}:  local
  {local}: + test -z 100644
+ is_symlink 100644
+ test 100644 = 120000
+ base_present
+ test -n 100644
+ echo modified
modified
+ describe_file 100644 remote fmeprompter/src/qfmeparameterfloat.cpp.REMOTE.4697
+ mode=100644
+ branch=remote
+ file=fmeprompter/src/qfmeparameterfloat.cpp.REMOTE.4697
+ printf   {%s}:  remote
  {remote}: + test -z 100644
+ is_symlink 100644
+ test 100644 = 120000
+ base_present
+ test -n 100644
+ echo modified
modified
+ printf Hit return to start merge resolution tool (%s):  meld
Hit return to start merge resolution tool (meld): + read ans
+ touch fmeprompter/src/qfmeparameterfloat.cpp.BACKUP.4697
+ meld -- fmeprompter/src/qfmeparameterfloat.cpp.LOCAL.4697
fmeprompter/src/qfmeparameterfloat.cpp
fmeprompter/src/qfmeparameterfloat.cpp.REMOTE.4697

And then meld starts up, with the original file in the middle, and two blank files on the side, LOCAL and REMOTE respectively.

-- 
Kelvie
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  1. Kelvie WongSep 27, 2007
  2. Pierre HabouzitSep 27, 2007
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  5. Theodore TsoSep 27, 2007
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  7. Peter BaumannSep 28, 2007
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  12. Kelvie WongSep 27, 2007
  13. Junio C HamanoSep 27, 2007
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  24. Theodore TsoSep 27, 2007
  25. Kelvie WongSep 28, 2007
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  27. Theodore TsoSep 27, 2007
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