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Re: [PATCH v9 03/41] builtin/apply: make apply_patch() return -1 or -128 instead of die()ing

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Stefan Beller <sbeller@google.com>
Date
Aug 1, 2016, 16:16 UTC
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On Sat, Jul 30, 2016 at 10:24 AM, Christian Couder <christian.couder@gmail.com> wrote:

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> + * Try to apply a patch.
> + *
> + * Returns:
> + *  -128 if a bad error happened (like patch unreadable)
> + *  -1 if patch did not apply and user cannot deal with it
> + *   0 if the patch applied
> + *   1 if the patch did not apply but user might fix it

I stopped and wondered when reading this comment, what the difference between -1 and 1 is, as the user is not part of this function.

When reading the code, this makes sense, though. So -1 is returned when the user set `apply_with_reject`, 1 otherwise? So the user told us upfront how to deal with certain errors.

What is a "bad" error, that generates a -128? (Only when the patch is not syntactically correct? Or are there other -128 errors as well?)

Maybe:
 Returns zero on success,
 non zero for failing to apply a patch
 negative values for hard errors, e.g. unreadable patc.

Though this is less precise, as it doesn't differentiate between -1 and -128. I dunno.

(These are just musings that should not stop going forward with this patch, just some thoughts on the precision of a comment)

Thanks, Stefan

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Message 5 of 53 in “libify apply and use lib in am, part 2”
  1. 00/41 libify apply and use lib in am, part 2Christian Couder, Jul 30, 2016
  2. 01/41 apply: make some names more specificChristian Couder, Jul 30, 2016
  3. 02/41 apply: move 'struct apply_state' to apply.hChristian Couder, Jul 30, 2016
  4. 03/41 builtin/apply: make apply_patch() return -1 or -128 instead of die()ingChristian Couder, Jul 30, 2016
  5. Stefan BellerAug 1, 2016
  6. 04/41 builtin/apply: read_patch_file() return -1 instead of die()ingChristian Couder, Jul 30, 2016
  7. Stefan BellerAug 1, 2016
  8. 05/41 builtin/apply: make find_header() return -128 instead of die()ingChristian Couder, Jul 30, 2016
  9. 06/41 builtin/apply: make parse_chunk() return a negative integer on errorChristian Couder, Jul 30, 2016
  10. 07/41 builtin/apply: make parse_single_patch() return -1 on errorChristian Couder, Jul 30, 2016
  11. 20/41 builtin/apply: make remove_file() return -1 on errorChristian Couder, Jul 30, 2016
  12. 16/41 builtin/apply: make gitdiff_*() return 1 at end of headerChristian Couder, Jul 30, 2016
  13. 18/41 builtin/apply: change die_on_unsafe_path() to check_unsafe_path()Christian Couder, Jul 30, 2016
  14. 23/41 builtin/apply: make create_file() return -1 on errorChristian Couder, Jul 30, 2016
  15. 25/41 builtin/apply: make write_out_results() return -1 on errorChristian Couder, Jul 30, 2016
  16. 27/41 builtin/apply: make create_one_file() return -1 on errorChristian Couder, Jul 30, 2016
  17. 21/41 builtin/apply: make add_conflicted_stages_file() return -1 on errorChristian Couder, Jul 30, 2016
  18. 24/41 builtin/apply: make write_out_one_result() return -1 on errorChristian Couder, Jul 30, 2016
  19. 29/41 apply: rename and move opt constants to apply.hChristian Couder, Jul 30, 2016
  20. 36/41 apply: don't print on stdout in verbosity_silent modeChristian Couder, Jul 30, 2016
  21. 31/41 apply: make some parsing functions static againChristian Couder, Jul 30, 2016
  22. 22/41 builtin/apply: make add_index_file() return -1 on errorChristian Couder, Jul 30, 2016
  23. 37/41 usage: add set_warn_routine()Christian Couder, Jul 30, 2016
  24. 19/41 builtin/apply: make build_fake_ancestor() return -1 on errorChristian Couder, Jul 30, 2016
  25. 26/41 builtin/apply: make try_create_file() return -1 on errorChristian Couder, Jul 30, 2016
  26. 39/41 apply: change error_routine when silentChristian Couder, Jul 30, 2016
  27. Stefan BellerAug 1, 2016
  28. Christian CouderAug 8, 2016
  29. 17/41 builtin/apply: make gitdiff_*() return -1 on errorChristian Couder, Jul 30, 2016
  30. 33/41 environment: add set_index_file()Christian Couder, Jul 30, 2016
  31. Stefan BellerAug 1, 2016
  32. Junio C HamanoAug 1, 2016
  33. Junio C HamanoAug 1, 2016
  34. Christian CouderAug 3, 2016
  35. Christian CouderAug 3, 2016
  36. 28/41 builtin/apply: rename option parsing functionsChristian Couder, Jul 30, 2016
  37. 34/41 write_or_die: use warning() instead of fprintf(stderr, ...)Christian Couder, Jul 30, 2016
  38. 38/41 usage: add get_error_routine() and get_warn_routine()Christian Couder, Jul 30, 2016
  39. 35/41 apply: make it possible to silently applyChristian Couder, Jul 30, 2016
  40. Junio C HamanoAug 1, 2016
  41. 41/41 builtin/am: use apply api in run_apply()Christian Couder, Jul 30, 2016
  42. 32/41 apply: use error_errno() where possibleChristian Couder, Jul 30, 2016
  43. 40/41 apply: refactor `git apply` option parsingChristian Couder, Jul 30, 2016
  44. 15/41 builtin/apply: make parse_traditional_patch() return -1 on errorChristian Couder, Jul 30, 2016
  45. 14/41 builtin/apply: make apply_all_patches() return 128 or 1 on errorChristian Couder, Jul 30, 2016
  46. 10/41 builtin/apply: move init_apply_state() to apply.cChristian Couder, Jul 30, 2016
  47. 12/41 builtin/apply: make check_apply_state() return -1 instead of die()ingChristian Couder, Jul 30, 2016
  48. 13/41 builtin/apply: move check_apply_state() to apply.cChristian Couder, Jul 30, 2016
  49. 11/41 apply: make init_apply_state() return -1 instead of exit()ingChristian Couder, Jul 30, 2016
  50. 08/41 builtin/apply: make parse_whitespace_option() return -1 instead of die()ingChristian Couder, Jul 30, 2016
  51. 09/41 builtin/apply: make parse_ignorewhitespace_option() return -1 instead of die()ingChristian Couder, Jul 30, 2016
  52. Christian CouderJul 30, 2016
  53. Junio C HamanoAug 1, 2016

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