From: Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com>
Date: Tue, 06 Jul 2021 18:03:38 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] fetch: Fix segfault on pull --set-upstream outside a branch.
Message-ID: <CAPig+cTRXTGe-MNTy=2gk1eX8G+0fa303nrLnEtX1uHUC2usmg@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <xmqq1r8bl40i.fsf@gitster.g>

On Tue, Jul 6, 2021 at 1:57 PM Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:
> Clemens Fruhwirth <clemens@endorphin.org> writes:
>
> > branch_get("HEAD") can return NULL, when we are outside a branch and
> > the user calls pull --set-upstream. Catch this case and warn the user
> > to avoid a segfault.
>
> Nit.  What do you mean by "outside a branch"?  If you mean "when the
> HEAD is detached", please say so, and use the same terminology in
> your warning message.

Also, adding a new test, probably to `t/t5553-set-upstream.sh`, would
be welcome. The test can likely be as simple as ensuring that the
command does not crash, and perhaps check that the outcome was as
expected.