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[BUG] Segfault with rev-list --bisect

From
TMTroy Moure <troy.moure@gmail.com>
Date
Mar 3, 2015, 14:19 UTC
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Hi,

I've found a case where git rev-list --bisect segfaults reproducibly (git version is 2.3.1). This is the commit topology (A2 is the first parent of M):

I - A1 - A2
  \        \
    - B1 -- M  (HEAD)
And this is an example of a command that segfaults:
git rev-list --bisect --first-parent --parents HEAD --not HEAD~1

I tried a couple of variations quickly: It does not segfault if a non-merge commit is made on top of M (so HEAD is no longer pointing directly to M). It also does not segfault if 'HEAD~1' is changed to 'HEAD~2'.

Thanks, Troy

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  1. Troy MoureMar 3, 2015
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  3. Junio C HamanoMar 4, 2015
  4. Troy MoureMar 5, 2015
  5. rev-list: refuse --first-parent combined with --bisectKevin Daudt, Mar 7, 2015
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  7. Junio C HamanoMar 8, 2015
  8. rev-list: refuse --first-parent combined with --bisectKevin Daudt, Mar 8, 2015
  9. rev-list: refuse --first-parent combined with --bisectKevin Daudt, Mar 8, 2015
  10. rev-list: refuse --first-parent combined with --bisectKevin Daudt, Mar 8, 2015
  11. Eric SunshineMar 8, 2015
  12. Kevin DaudtMar 9, 2015
  13. rev-list: refuse --first-parent combined with --bisectKevin Daudt, Mar 9, 2015
  14. Junio C HamanoMar 10, 2015
  15. Kevin DaudtMar 10, 2015
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  28. Philip OakleyMar 19, 2015
  29. Scott SchmitMar 20, 2015
  30. rev-list: refuse --first-parent combined with --bisectKevin Daudt, Mar 19, 2015
  31. Junio C HamanoMar 19, 2015
  32. Kevin DaudtMar 21, 2015

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