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[RFC PATCH 05/21] usage.c + gc: add and use a die_message_errno()

From
Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com>
Date
Nov 15, 2021, 22:18 UTC
Message-ID
<RFC-patch-05.21-f93d95ab288-20211115T220831Z-avarab@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To
<RFC-cover-00.21-00000000000-20211115T220831Z-avarab@gmail.com>

Change code the "error: " output when we exit with 128 due to gc.log errors to use a "fatal: " prefix instead. This adds a sibling function to the die_errno() added in a preceding commit.

Since it returns 128 instead of -1 we'll need to adjust report_last_gc_error(). Let's adjust it while we're at it to not conflate the "should skip" and "exit with this non-zero code" conditions, as the caller is no longer hardcoding "128", but relying on die_errno() to return a nen-zero exit() status.

Signed-off-by: Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com>
---
 builtin/gc.c      | 21 ++++++++++++---------
 git-compat-util.h |  1 +
 usage.c           | 12 ++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
diff --git a/builtin/gc.c b/builtin/gc.c
index bcef6a4c8da..a70a935dab3 100644
--- a/builtin/gc.c
+++ b/builtin/gc.c
@@ -472,19 +472,20 @@ static const char *lock_repo_for_gc(int force, pid_t* ret_pid)
  * gc should not proceed due to an error in the last run. Prints a
  * message and returns -1 if an error occurred while reading gc.log
  */
-static int report_last_gc_error(void)
+static int report_last_gc_error(int *skip)
 {
 	struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
 	int ret = 0;
 	ssize_t len;
 	struct stat st;
 	char *gc_log_path = git_pathdup("gc.log");
+	*skip = 0;
 
 	if (stat(gc_log_path, &st)) {
 		if (errno == ENOENT)
 			goto done;
 
-		ret = error_errno(_("cannot stat '%s'"), gc_log_path);
+		ret = die_message_errno(_("cannot stat '%s'"), gc_log_path);
 		goto done;
 	}
 
@@ -493,7 +494,7 @@ static int report_last_gc_error(void)
 
 	len = strbuf_read_file(&sb, gc_log_path, 0);
 	if (len < 0)
-		ret = error_errno(_("cannot read '%s'"), gc_log_path);
+		ret = die_message_errno(_("cannot read '%s'"), gc_log_path);
 	else if (len > 0) {
 		/*
 		 * A previous gc failed.  Report the error, and don't
@@ -507,7 +508,7 @@ static int report_last_gc_error(void)
 			       "until the file is removed.\n\n"
 			       "%s"),
 			    gc_log_path, sb.buf);
-		ret = 1;
+		*skip = 1;
 	}
 	strbuf_release(&sb);
 done:
@@ -610,13 +611,15 @@ int cmd_gc(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 			fprintf(stderr, _("See \"git help gc\" for manual housekeeping.\n"));
 		}
 		if (detach_auto) {
-			int ret = report_last_gc_error();
-			if (ret < 0)
-				/* an I/O error occurred, already reported */
-				exit(128);
-			if (ret == 1)
+			int skip;
+			int ret = report_last_gc_error(&skip);
+
+			if (skip)
 				/* Last gc --auto failed. Skip this one. */
 				return 0;
+			if (ret)
+				/* an error occurred, already reported */
+				exit(ret);
 
 			if (lock_repo_for_gc(force, &pid))
 				return 0;
diff --git a/git-compat-util.h b/git-compat-util.h
index dd0170e3dd9..d56f416af8a 100644
--- a/git-compat-util.h
+++ b/git-compat-util.h
@@ -472,6 +472,7 @@ NORETURN void usagef(const char *err, ...) __attribute__((format (printf, 1, 2))
 NORETURN void die(const char *err, ...) __attribute__((format (printf, 1, 2)));
 NORETURN void die_errno(const char *err, ...) __attribute__((format (printf, 1, 2)));
 int die_message(const char *err, ...) __attribute__((format (printf, 1, 2)));
+int die_message_errno(const char *err, ...) __attribute__((format (printf, 1, 2)));
 int error(const char *err, ...) __attribute__((format (printf, 1, 2)));
 int error_errno(const char *err, ...) __attribute__((format (printf, 1, 2)));
 void warning(const char *err, ...) __attribute__((format (printf, 1, 2)));
diff --git a/usage.c b/usage.c
index 8ee5c6493fb..a39d7aa330b 100644
--- a/usage.c
+++ b/usage.c
@@ -233,6 +233,18 @@ int die_message(const char *err, ...)
 	return 128;
 }
 
+#undef die_message_errno
+int die_message_errno(const char *fmt, ...)
+{
+	char buf[1024];
+	va_list params;
+
+	va_start(params, fmt);
+	die_message_routine(fmt_with_err(buf, sizeof(buf), fmt), params);
+	va_end(params);
+	return -1;
+}
+
 #undef error_errno
 int error_errno(const char *fmt, ...)
 {
-- 
2.34.0.rc2.809.g11e21d44b24
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  1. 00/21 C99: show meaningful <file>:<line> in trace2 via macrosÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 15, 2021
  2. 01/21 git-compat-util.h: clarify GCC v.s. C99-specific in commentÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 15, 2021
  3. 03/21 usage.c: add a die_message() routineÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 15, 2021
  4. 02/21 C99 support: hard-depend on C99 variadic macrosÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 15, 2021
  5. 04/21 usage.c API users: use die_message() where appropriateÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 15, 2021
  6. 05/21 usage.c + gc: add and use a die_message_errno()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 15, 2021
  7. 07/21 common-main.c: call exit(), don't returnÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 15, 2021
  8. 06/21 config API: don't use vreportf(), make it static in usage.cÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 15, 2021
  9. 08/21 usage.c: add a non-fatal bug() function to go with BUG()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 15, 2021
  10. 10/21 receive-pack: use bug() and BUG_if_bug()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 15, 2021
  11. 11/21 cache-tree.c: use bug() and BUG_if_bug()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 15, 2021
  12. 12/21 pack-objects: use BUG(...) not die("BUG: ...")Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 15, 2021
  13. 17/21 usage.c: move usage routines aroundÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 15, 2021
  14. 21/21 usage API: add "core.usageAddSource" config to add <file>:<line>Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 15, 2021
  15. 20/21 usage API: make the "{usage,fatal,error,warning,BUG}: " translatableÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 15, 2021
  16. 19/21 usage API: use C99 macros for {usage,usagef,die,error,warning,die}*()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 15, 2021
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  24. Jeff HostetlerDec 29, 2021
  25. 18/21 usage.c: move rename variables in usage routines aroundÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 15, 2021
  26. 16/21 usage.[ch] API: rename "warn" vars functions to "warning"Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 15, 2021
  27. 14/21 usage API: create a new usage.h, move API docs thereÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 15, 2021
  28. 15/21 usage.[ch] API users: use report_fn, not hardcoded prototypeÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 15, 2021
  29. 13/21 strbuf.h: use BUG(...) not die("BUG: ...")Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 15, 2021
  30. 09/21 parse-options.[ch] API: use bug() to improve error outputÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 15, 2021
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