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Re: [PATCH 36/37] merge-recursive: Make room for directories in D/F conflicts

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Elijah Newren <newren@gmail.com>
Date
Sep 20, 2010, 16:06 UTC
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On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 5:40 AM, Johannes Sixt <j.sixt@viscovery.net> wrote:
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> Am 9/20/2010 10:29, schrieb Elijah Newren:
>> +      * NOTE: This function relies on the fact that entries for a
>> +      * D/F conflict will appear adjacent in the index, with the
>> +      * entries for the file appearing before entries for paths
>> +      * below the corresponding directory.
>
> I don't think that this is a generally valid assumption. There can be
> other entries in between:
>
>   this
>   this.txt
>   this/file
>
> (where your focus is on "this").

Ah, this was one of my two big remaining questions about this series (the other being whether all the o->call_depth > 0 cases have been fixed). Thanks for the clarification.

Would a sort of the entries string_list using df_name_compare() give me what I need?

Elijah
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Message 45 of 46 in “Audit and fix corner case bugs in recursive merge”
  1. 00/37 Audit and fix corner case bugs in recursive mergeElijah Newren, Sep 20, 2010
  2. 01/37 t3030: Add a testcase for resolvable rename/add conflict with symlinksElijah Newren, Sep 20, 2010
  3. Johannes SixtSep 20, 2010
  4. Jakub NarebskiSep 20, 2010
  5. 02/37 merge-recursive: Restructure showing how to chain more process_* functionsElijah Newren, Sep 20, 2010
  6. 03/37 t6032: Add a test checking for excessive output from mergeElijah Newren, Sep 20, 2010
  7. 04/37 t6022: Add test combinations of {content conflict?, D/F conflict remains?}Elijah Newren, Sep 20, 2010
  8. 05/37 t6022: Add tests for reversing order of merges when D/F conflicts presentElijah Newren, Sep 20, 2010
  9. 06/37 t6022: Add tests with both rename source & dest involved in D/F conflictsElijah Newren, Sep 20, 2010
  10. 07/37 t6022: Add paired rename+D/F conflict: (two/file, one/file) -> (one, two)Elijah Newren, Sep 20, 2010
  11. 08/37 t6022: Add tests for rename/rename combined with D/F conflictsElijah Newren, Sep 20, 2010
  12. 09/37 t6020: Modernize style a bitElijah Newren, Sep 20, 2010
  13. Johannes SixtSep 20, 2010
  14. Elijah NewrenSep 20, 2010
  15. Junio C HamanoSep 22, 2010
  16. Elijah NewrenSep 22, 2010
  17. 10/37 t6020: Add a testcase for modify/delete + directory/file conflictElijah Newren, Sep 20, 2010
  18. 11/37 t6036: Test index and worktree state, not just that merge failsElijah Newren, Sep 20, 2010
  19. 12/37 t6036: Add a second testcase similar to the first but with content changesElijah Newren, Sep 20, 2010
  20. 13/37 t6036: Add testcase for undetected conflictElijah Newren, Sep 20, 2010
  21. 14/37 merge-recursive: Small code clarification -- variable name and commentsElijah Newren, Sep 20, 2010
  22. 15/37 merge-recursive: Rename conflict_rename_rename*() for clarityElijah Newren, Sep 20, 2010
  23. 16/37 merge-recursive: Nuke rename/directory conflict detectionElijah Newren, Sep 20, 2010
  24. 17/37 merge-recursive: Move rename/delete handling into dedicated functionElijah Newren, Sep 20, 2010
  25. 18/37 merge-recursive: Move delete/modify handling into dedicated functionElijah Newren, Sep 20, 2010
  26. 19/37 merge-recursive: Move process_entry's content merging into a functionElijah Newren, Sep 20, 2010
  27. 20/37 merge-recursive: New data structures for deferring of D/F conflictsElijah Newren, Sep 20, 2010
  28. 21/37 merge-recursive: New function to assist resolving renames in-core onlyElijah Newren, Sep 20, 2010
  29. 22/37 merge-recursive: Have process_entry() skip D/F or rename entriesElijah Newren, Sep 20, 2010
  30. 23/37 merge-recursive: Structure process_df_entry() to handle more casesElijah Newren, Sep 20, 2010
  31. 24/37 merge-recursive: Update conflict_rename_rename_1to2() call signatureElijah Newren, Sep 20, 2010
  32. 25/37 merge-recursive: Update merge_content() call signatureElijah Newren, Sep 20, 2010
  33. 26/37 merge-recursive: Avoid doubly merging rename/add conflict contentsElijah Newren, Sep 20, 2010
  34. 27/37 merge-recursive: Move handling of double rename of one file to twoElijah Newren, Sep 20, 2010
  35. 28/37 merge-recursive: Move handling of double rename of one file to other fileElijah Newren, Sep 20, 2010
  36. 29/37 merge-recursive: Delay handling of rename/delete conflictsElijah Newren, Sep 20, 2010
  37. 30/37 merge-recursive: Delay content merging for renamesElijah Newren, Sep 20, 2010
  38. 31/37 merge-recursive: Delay modify/delete conflicts if D/F conflict presentElijah Newren, Sep 20, 2010
  39. 32/37 conflict_rename_delete(): Check whether D/F conflicts are still presentElijah Newren, Sep 20, 2010
  40. 33/37 conflict_rename_rename_1to2(): Fix checks for presence of D/F conflictsElijah Newren, Sep 20, 2010
  41. 34/37 merge_content(): Check whether D/F conflicts are still presentElijah Newren, Sep 20, 2010
  42. 35/37 handle_delete_modify(): Check whether D/F conflicts are still presentElijah Newren, Sep 20, 2010
  43. 36/37 merge-recursive: Make room for directories in D/F conflictsElijah Newren, Sep 20, 2010
  44. Johannes SixtSep 20, 2010
  45. Elijah NewrenSep 20, 2010
  46. 37/37 merge-recursive: Remove redundant path clearing for D/F conflictsElijah Newren, Sep 20, 2010

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