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Re: [RFC PATCH 0/5] Fix some fast-import parsing issues

From
Elijah Newren <newren@gmail.com>
Date
Mar 8, 2019, 16:53 UTC
Message-ID
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Hi,
On Wed, Feb 20, 2019 at 2:58 PM Elijah Newren <newren@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I found a few issues with parsing in fast-import (dating back to
....
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> I've cc'ed the relevant folks, and have a few patches that fix the
> issue and I think make the parser more robust against future issues in
> a way that I think is safe enough for backward compatibility, but
> "backward compatible enough" might concern some folks; if so, please
> take a look at patches 4 and 5.

Just thought I'd ping to see if folks have any concerns with this slight tweak to backward compatibility; if not, I'll just repost the patches removing the RFC label.

Previous: Elijah NewrenNext: Junio C Hamano
Message 7 of 15 in “Fix some fast-import parsing issues”
  1. 0/5 Fix some fast-import parsing issuesElijah Newren, Feb 20, 2019
  2. 5/5 fast-import: fix erroneous handling of get-mark with empty orphan commitsElijah Newren, Feb 20, 2019
  3. 2/5 git-fast-import.txt: fix wording about where ls command can appearElijah Newren, Feb 20, 2019
  4. 3/5 fast-import: check most prominent commands firstElijah Newren, Feb 20, 2019
  5. 4/5 fast-import: only allow cat-blob requests where it makes senseElijah Newren, Feb 20, 2019
  6. 1/5 t9300: demonstrate bug with get-mark and empty orphan commitsElijah Newren, Feb 20, 2019
  7. Elijah NewrenMar 8, 2019
  8. Junio C HamanoApr 1, 2019
  9. Elijah NewrenApr 1, 2019
  10. 0/5 Fix some fast-import parsing issuesElijah Newren, Apr 1, 2019
  11. 1/5 t9300: demonstrate bug with get-mark and empty orphan commitsElijah Newren, Apr 1, 2019
  12. 5/5 fast-import: fix erroneous handling of get-mark with empty orphan commitsElijah Newren, Apr 1, 2019
  13. 3/5 fast-import: check most prominent commands firstElijah Newren, Apr 1, 2019
  14. 4/5 fast-import: only allow cat-blob requests where it makes senseElijah Newren, Apr 1, 2019
  15. 2/5 git-fast-import.txt: fix wording about where ls command can appearElijah Newren, Apr 1, 2019

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