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Re: [PATCH] Make the exit code of add_file_to_index actually useful

From
Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date
Mar 2, 2008, 15:57 UTC
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<alpine.LSU.1.00.0803021555500.22527@racer.site>
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<20080302154238.GD2973@steel.home>
Hi,
On Sun, 2 Mar 2008, Alex Riesen wrote:
> -			add_file_to_cache(path, verbose);
> +			if (add_file_to_cache(path, verbose))
> +				exit(1);

Does it really, really _have_ to be exit(1)? I mean, now you block even the faintest chance that we can libify libgit.a by overriding die_routine.

A "return -1" might make _much_ more sense, too.

Ciao, Dscho

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Message 11 of 32 in “How to "git add ." when some files are not accessible (permission denied)?”
  1. Dirk SüsserottMar 1, 2008
  2. Jeff KingMar 2, 2008
  3. Dirk SüsserottMar 3, 2008
  4. Junio C HamanoMar 3, 2008
  5. Dirk SüsserottMar 3, 2008
  6. Alex RiesenMar 2, 2008
  7. Make the exit code of add_file_to_index actually usefulAlex Riesen, Mar 2, 2008
  8. Extend interface of add_files_to_cache to allow ignore indexing errorsAlex Riesen, Mar 2, 2008
  9. Add --ignore-errors to git-add to allow it to skip files with read errorsAlex Riesen, Mar 2, 2008
  10. Add a test for git-add --ignore-errorsAlex Riesen, Mar 2, 2008
  11. Johannes SchindelinMar 2, 2008
  12. Junio C HamanoMar 2, 2008
  13. Alex RiesenMar 2, 2008
  14. Joachim B HagaMar 2, 2008
  15. Alex RiesenMar 3, 2008
  16. Alex RiesenMay 12, 2008
  17. Make the exit code of add_file_to_index actually usefulAlex Riesen, May 12, 2008
  18. Extend interface of add_files_to_cache to allow ignore indexing errorsAlex Riesen, May 12, 2008
  19. Add --ignore-errors to git-add to allow it to skip files with read errorsAlex Riesen, May 12, 2008
  20. Add a test for git-add --ignore-errorsAlex Riesen, May 12, 2008
  21. Add a config option to ignore errors for git-addAlex Riesen, May 12, 2008
  22. Junio C HamanoMay 13, 2008
  23. Alex RiesenMay 13, 2008
  24. Junio C HamanoMay 13, 2008
  25. Alex RiesenMay 13, 2008
  26. Junio C HamanoMay 12, 2008
  27. Alex RiesenMay 12, 2008
  28. Junio C HamanoMay 12, 2008
  29. Alex RiesenMay 12, 2008
  30. Junio C HamanoMay 12, 2008
  31. Alex RiesenMay 13, 2008
  32. Daniel BarkalowMar 3, 2008

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