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Re: [PATCH] run-command.c: Accept EACCES as command not found

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Nguyen Thai Ngoc Duy <pclouds@gmail.com>
Date
Nov 23, 2011, 12:04 UTC
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On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 3:17 PM, Frans Klaver <fransklaver@gmail.com> wrote:
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> If there are no objections, I'm going to cook up a patch that
>
> - Keeps the current behavior (bail on EACCES)
> - Adds a more helpful diagnostic message somewhat like libexplain's,
> but more terse and if possible with slightly more domain knowledge

If you print diagnostic messages with trace_printf() and friends (only showed when GIT_TRACE variable is set), then there's no need for being terse.

-- 
Duy
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Message 7 of 25 in “run-command.c: Accept EACCES as command not found”
  1. run-command.c: Accept EACCES as command not foundFrans Klaver, Nov 21, 2011
  2. Junio C HamanoNov 21, 2011
  3. Frans KlaverNov 21, 2011
  4. Junio C HamanoNov 21, 2011
  5. Frans KlaverNov 22, 2011
  6. Frans KlaverNov 23, 2011
  7. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyNov 23, 2011
  8. Frans KlaverNov 23, 2011
  9. Frans KlaverNov 23, 2011
  10. 0/2 run-command: Add EACCES diagnosticsFrans Klaver, Dec 6, 2011
  11. 1/2 run-command: Add checks after execvp fails with EACCESFrans Klaver, Dec 6, 2011
  12. Junio C HamanoDec 6, 2011
  13. Frans KlaverDec 7, 2011
  14. Frans KlaverDec 8, 2011
  15. Junio C HamanoDec 9, 2011
  16. Frans KlaverDec 9, 2011
  17. 2/2 run-command: Add interpreter permissions checkFrans Klaver, Dec 6, 2011
  18. Junio C HamanoDec 6, 2011
  19. Frans KlaverDec 7, 2011
  20. 0/2 run-command: Add eacces diagnosticsFrans Klaver, Dec 13, 2011
  21. 1/2 run-command: Add checks after execvp fails with EACCESFrans Klaver, Dec 13, 2011
  22. Junio C HamanoDec 13, 2011
  23. Frans KlaverDec 14, 2011
  24. Frans KlaverDec 14, 2011
  25. 2/2 run-command: Add interpreter permissions checkFrans Klaver, Dec 13, 2011

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