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[PATCH v2 1/1] range-diff: internally force `diff.noprefix=true`

From
Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
Date
Oct 2, 2019, 21:10 UTC
Message-ID
<9993a607beaafc66f72e1be3f158074cd121b4bb.1570050645.git.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
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From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>

When parsing the diffs, `range-diff` expects to see the prefixes `a/` and `b/` in the diff headers.

These prefixes can be forced off via the config setting `diff.noprefix=true`. As `range-diff` is not prepared for that situation, this will cause a segmentation fault.

Let's avoid that by passing the `--no-prefix` option to the `git log` process that generates the diffs that `range-diff` wants to parse. And of course expect the output to have no prefixes, then.

Reported-by: Michal Suchánek <msuchanek@suse.de>
Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
---
 range-diff.c          | 3 ++-
 t/t3206-range-diff.sh | 4 ++++
 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/range-diff.c b/range-diff.c
index ba1e9a4265..f2fc1e02c2 100644
--- a/range-diff.c
+++ b/range-diff.c
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ static int read_patches(const char *range, struct string_list *list)
 
 	argv_array_pushl(&cp.args, "log", "--no-color", "-p", "--no-merges",
 			"--reverse", "--date-order", "--decorate=no",
+			"--no-prefix",
 			/*
 			 * Choose indicators that are not used anywhere
 			 * else in diffs, but still look reasonable
@@ -111,7 +112,7 @@ static int read_patches(const char *range, struct string_list *list)
 			if (!util->diff_offset)
 				util->diff_offset = buf.len;
 			line[len - 1] = '\n';
-			len = parse_git_diff_header(&root, &linenr, 1, line,
+			len = parse_git_diff_header(&root, &linenr, 0, line,
 						    len, size, &patch);
 			if (len < 0)
 				die(_("could not parse git header '%.*s'"), (int)len, line);
diff --git a/t/t3206-range-diff.sh b/t/t3206-range-diff.sh
index 0120f769f1..64b66f2094 100755
--- a/t/t3206-range-diff.sh
+++ b/t/t3206-range-diff.sh
@@ -461,4 +461,8 @@ test_expect_success 'format-patch --range-diff as commentary' '
 	grep "> 1: .* new message" 0001-*
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'range-diff overrides diff.noprefix internally' '
+	git -c diff.noprefix=true range-diff HEAD^...
+'
+
 test_done
-- 
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  1. 0/1 Avoid segmentation fault in git range-diff when diff.noprefix=trueJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Oct 2, 2019
  2. 1/1 range-diff: internally force `diff.noprefix=false`Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Oct 2, 2019
  3. Eric SunshineOct 2, 2019
  4. Michal SuchánekOct 2, 2019
  5. Junio C HamanoOct 2, 2019
  6. Johannes SchindelinOct 2, 2019
  7. Junio C HamanoOct 3, 2019
  8. Junio C HamanoOct 3, 2019
  9. 0/1 Avoid segmentation fault in git range-diff when diff.noprefix=trueJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Oct 2, 2019
  10. 1/1 range-diff: internally force `diff.noprefix=true`Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Oct 2, 2019
  11. Junio C HamanoOct 3, 2019

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