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Re: [PATCH 6/7] Bisect: factorise "bisect_{bad,good,dunno}" into "bisect_state".

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Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date
Oct 15, 2007, 12:38 UTC
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Hi,
On Mon, 15 Oct 2007, Christian Couder wrote:
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> Le dimanche 14 octobre 2007, Johannes Schindelin a ?crit :
>
> > On Sun, 14 Oct 2007, Christian Couder wrote:
> > > -bisect_bad() {
> > > +bisect_state() {
> > >  	bisect_autostart
> > > -	case "$#" in
> > > -	0)
> > > -		rev=$(git rev-parse --verify HEAD) ;;
> > > -	1)
> > > -		rev=$(git rev-parse --verify "$1^{commit}") ;;
> > > +	state=$1
> > > +	case "$#,$state" in
> > > +	0,*)
> > > +		die "Please call 'bisect_state' with at least one argument." ;;
> > > +	1,bad|1,good|1,dunno)
> > > +		rev=$(git rev-parse --verify HEAD) ||
> > > +			die "Bad rev input: HEAD"
> > > +		bisect_write "$state" "$rev" ;;
> > > +	2,bad)
> > > +		rev=$(git rev-parse --verify "$2^{commit}") ||
> > > +			die "Bad rev input: $2"
> > > +		bisect_write "$state" "$rev" ;;
> >
> > Really?  As far as I see, "2,bad" is an error in the current bisect.
> 
> But the new "bisect_state" takes one more argument, because the first 
> one must be "good" "bad" or "dunno".
> 
> So when there is only one argument HEAD is used, and when there are 2 
> arguments, $2 is used as the good|bad|dunno rev.

Ah, that explains it! But do you not need to do "2,bad|2,good|2,dunno" in that case? Or even better: "2,*"?

Thanks, Dscho

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  1. 6/7 Bisect: factorise "bisect_{bad,good,dunno}" into "bisect_state".Christian Couder, Oct 14, 2007
  2. Johannes SchindelinOct 14, 2007
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  5. Christian CouderOct 16, 2007
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