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Re: git-diff-tree rename detection bug

From
Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
Date
Sep 14, 2005, 20:24 UTC
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<Pine.LNX.4.58.0509141321180.26803@g5.osdl.org>
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On Wed, 14 Sep 2005, Wayne Scott wrote:
> 
> However, I noticed a whole collection of errors from valgrind when I
> run this command line:
I get even more, including:
	==3234== Use of uninitialised value of size 4
	==3234==    at 0x80507C1: alloc_filespec (diff.c:224)
	==3234==    by 0x8052387: diff_addremove (diff.c:1144)
	==3234==    by 0x8049B74: show_file (diff-tree.c:97)
	==3234==    by 0x8049E17: diff_tree (diff-tree.c:118)

Damn, too bad valgrind doesn't work on ppc64, so I can't use it on my main machine. It seems to be in development on ppc32, so maybe some day.

I'll look at it on my other machines instead,
		Linus
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Message 4 of 23 in “git-diff-tree rename detection bug”
  1. Wayne ScottSep 14, 2005
  2. Junio C HamanoSep 14, 2005
  3. Wayne ScottSep 14, 2005
  4. Linus TorvaldsSep 14, 2005
  5. Fix alloc_filespec() initializationLinus Torvalds, Sep 14, 2005
  6. Paul MackerrasSep 15, 2005
  7. Paul MackerrasSep 15, 2005
  8. Linus TorvaldsSep 15, 2005
  9. Paul MackerrasSep 15, 2005
  10. Junio C HamanoSep 15, 2005
  11. Josef WeidendorferSep 15, 2005
  12. Paul MackerrasSep 20, 2005
  13. Linus TorvaldsSep 15, 2005
  14. Junio C HamanoSep 16, 2005
  15. H. Peter AnvinSep 15, 2005
  16. Junio C HamanoSep 15, 2005
  17. Linus TorvaldsSep 15, 2005
  18. Matthias UrlichsSep 16, 2005
  19. Nicolas PitreSep 15, 2005
  20. Junio C HamanoSep 14, 2005
  21. Junio C HamanoSep 14, 2005
  22. Linus TorvaldsSep 14, 2005
  23. Junio C HamanoSep 14, 2005

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