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Re: "git bisect run make" adequate to locate first unbuildable commit?

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Christian Couder <christian.couder@gmail.com>
Date
Feb 9, 2018, 13:47 UTC
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On Fri, Feb 9, 2018 at 2:20 PM, Robert P. J. Day <rpjday@crashcourse.ca> wrote:
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>   writing a short tutorial on "git bisect" and, all the details of
> special exit code 125 aside, if one wanted to locate the first
> unbuildable commit, would it be sufficient to just run?
>
>   $ git bisect run make
>
>   as i read it, make returns either 0, 1 or 2 so there doesn't appear
> to be any possibility of weirdness with clashing with a 125 exit code.
> am i overlooking some subtle detail here i should be aware of? thanks.
I think you are not overlooking anything.
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  1. Robert P. J. DayFeb 9, 2018
  2. Christian CouderFeb 9, 2018
  3. Philip Oakley, CEng MIETFeb 9, 2018
  4. Robert P. J. DayFeb 9, 2018
  5. Philip OakleyFeb 9, 2018
  6. Robert P. J. DayFeb 12, 2018
  7. SZEDER GáborFeb 12, 2018
  8. Robert P. J. DayFeb 13, 2018

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