Re: [BUG] git p4 clone fails when p4 sizes does not return 'fileSize' key

> Does a missing "fileSize" actually mean that there is something wrong with the file?
> Because, for me, `p4 -G print` doesn't print "fileSize" for _any_ file.
> (which I attribute to our rather ancient (2007.2) Perforce server)
> I'm not an expert in Perforce, so don't know for sure.
>
> However, `p4 -G sizes` works fine even with our p4 server.
> Should we then go one step further and use `p4 -G sizes` to obtain the "fileSize" when it's not returned by `p4 -G print`?
> Or is it an overkill for a simple verbose print out?
>
> Also, please, find one comment inline below.
>
> Thank you,
> Andrey
>
> From: Thandesha VK <thanvk@gmail.com>
>> Sounds good. How about an enhanced version of fix from both of us.
>> This will let us know that something is not right with the file but
>> will not bark
>>
>> $ git diff
>> diff --git a/git-p4.py b/git-p4.py
>> index 7bb9cadc6..df901976f 100755
>> --- a/git-p4.py
>> +++ b/git-p4.py
>> @@ -2566,7 +2566,12 @@ class P4Sync(Command, P4UserMap):
>>          relPath = self.stripRepoPath(file['depotFile'], self.branchPrefixes)
>>          relPath = self.encodeWithUTF8(relPath)
>>          if verbose:
>> -            size = int(self.stream_file['fileSize'])
>> +            if 'fileSize' not in self.stream_file:
>> +               print "WARN: File size from perforce unknown. Please verify by p4 sizes %s" %(file['depotFile'])
> For whatever reason, the code below uses sys.stdout.write() instead of print().
> Should it be used here for consistency as well?
>
>> +               size = "-1"
>> +            else:
>> +               size = self.stream_file['fileSize']
>> +            size = int(size)
>>              sys.stdout.write('\r%s --> %s (%i MB)\n' %
>> (file['depotFile'], relPath, size/1024/1024))
>>              sys.stdout.flush()
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Apr 17, 2018 at 10:33 AM, Mazo, Andrey <amazo@checkvideo.com> wrote:
>>> Sure, I totally agree.
>>> Sorry, I just wasn't clear enough in my previous email.
>>> I meant that your patch suppresses "%s --> %s (%i MB)" line in case "fileSize" is not available,
>>> while my patch suppresses just "(%i MB)" portion if the "fileSize" is not known.
>>> In other words,
>>>  * if "fileSize" is known:
>>>  ** both yours and mine patches don't change existing behavior;
>>>  * if "fileSize" is not known:
>>>  ** your patch makes streamOneP4File() not print anything;
>>>  ** my patch makes streamOneP4File() print "%s --> %s".
>>>
>>> Hope, I'm clearer this time.
>>>
>>> Thank you,
>>> Andrey
>>>
>>> From: Thandesha VK <thanvk@gmail.com>
>>>> *I* think keeping the filesize info is better with --verbose option as
>>>> that gives some clue about the file we are working on. What do you
>>>> think?
>>>> Script has similar checks of key existence at other places where it is
>>>> looking for fileSize.
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Apr 17, 2018 at 9:22 AM, Andrey Mazo <amazo@checkvideo.com> wrote:
>>>>> Huh, I actually have a slightly different fix for the same issue.
>>>>> It doesn't suppress the corresponding verbose output completely, but just removes the size information from it.
>>>>>
>>>>> Also, I'd mention that the workaround is trivial -- simply omit the "--verbose" option.
>>>>>
>>>>> Andrey Mazo (1):
>>>>>   git-p4: fix `sync --verbose` traceback due to 'fileSize'
>>>>>
>>>>>  git-p4.py | 8 ++++++--
>>>>>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> base-commit: 468165c1d8a442994a825f3684528361727cd8c0
>>>>> --
>>>>> 2.16.1
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Thanks & Regards
>>>> Thandesha VK | Cellphone +1 (703) 459-5386
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Thanks & Regards
>> Thandesha VK | Cellphone +1 (703) 459-5386