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Re: [test failure] Re: t4114 binary file becomes symlink

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Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Date
Jul 18, 2009, 23:18 UTC
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On Sat, 18 Jul 2009, Junio C Hamano wrote:
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> 
> The unpack_trees() machinery places a special marker df_conflict_entry
> to signal that no blob exists at "foo", but it will become a directory
> that may have somthing underneath it, namely "foo/bar".
> 
> Passing that df_conflict_entry marker to merged_entry() happens to remove
> the "foo" in the end because the df_conflict_entry does not have any name
> (hence the "error" message) and its addition in add_index_entry() is
> rejected, but it is wrong.
Ack. This looks like a really old bug.
That whole 'df_conflict_entry' always confused me.
		Linus
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Message 7 of 32 in “[test failure] t4114 binary file becomes symlink”
  1. Nicolas SebrechtJul 18, 2009
  2. Jeff KingJul 18, 2009
  3. [test failure] Re: t4114 binary file becomes symlinkNicolas Sebrecht, Jul 18, 2009
  4. Jeff KingJul 18, 2009
  5. Junio C HamanoJul 18, 2009
  6. [test failure] Re: t4114 binary file becomes symlinkNicolas Sebrecht, Jul 18, 2009
  7. Linus TorvaldsJul 18, 2009
  8. Johannes SixtJul 18, 2009
  9. [test failure] Re: t4114 binary file becomes symlinkNicolas Sebrecht, Jul 18, 2009
  10. [test failure] Re: t4114 binary file becomes symlinkNicolas Sebrecht, Jul 18, 2009
  11. ./configure misdetects SNPRINTF_RETURNS_BOGUS (was: [test failure] t4114 binary file becomes symlink)Jakub Narebski, Jul 19, 2009
  12. configure: use AC_SEARCH_LIBS instead of AC_CHECK_LIBNicolas Sebrecht, Jul 19, 2009
  13. Re: configure: use AC_SEARCH_LIBS instead of AC_CHECK_LIBNicolas Sebrecht, Jul 19, 2009
  14. Junio C HamanoJul 19, 2009
  15. Eric BlakeJul 19, 2009
  16. Brandon CaseyJul 21, 2009
  17. Brandon CaseyJul 21, 2009
  18. Paolo BonziniJul 21, 2009
  19. Brandon CaseyJul 21, 2009
  20. configure.ac: rework/fix the NEEDS_RESOLV and NEEDS_LIBGEN testsBrandon Casey, Jul 21, 2009
  21. Junio C HamanoJul 21, 2009
  22. Brandon CaseyJul 22, 2009
  23. config.mak.in: continue fixing NEEDS_LIBGEN autoconfigure featureBrandon Casey, Jul 22, 2009
  24. Junio C HamanoJul 22, 2009
  25. Brandon CaseyJul 23, 2009
  26. Johannes SixtJul 18, 2009
  27. Jeff KingJul 18, 2009
  28. [test failure] Re: t4114 binary file becomes symlinkNicolas Sebrecht, Jul 18, 2009
  29. Johannes SixtJul 19, 2009
  30. Jeff KingJul 20, 2009
  31. Johannes SixtJul 20, 2009
  32. Linus TorvaldsJul 20, 2009

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