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Re: [PATCH v2 4/7] mingw(is_msys2_sh): handle forward slashes in the `sh.exe` path, too

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PWPhillip Wood <phillip.wood123@gmail.com>
Date
Jul 12, 2024, 13:49 UTC
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On 12/07/2024 00:11, Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget wrote:
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> From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
> 
> Whether the full path to the MSYS2 Bash is specified using backslashes
> or forward slashes, in either case the command-line arguments need to be
> quoted in the MSYS2-specific manner instead of using regular Win32
> command-line quoting rules.
> 
> In preparation for `prepare_shell_cmd()` to use the full path to
> `sh.exe` (with forward slashes for consistency), let's teach the
> `is_msys2_sh()` function about this; Otherwise 5580.4 'clone with
> backslashed path' would fail once `prepare_shell_cmd()` uses the full
> path instead of merely `sh`.
Makes sense
> This patch relies on the just-introduced fix where `fspathcmp()` handles
> backslashes and forward slashes as equivalent on Windows.

That dependency isn't obvious from the patch but there is a call to fspathcmp() a couple of lines below the last context line.

Thanks
Phillip
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> Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
> ---
>   compat/mingw.c | 2 +-
>   1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/compat/mingw.c b/compat/mingw.c
> index 6097b8f9e60..29d3f09768c 100644
> --- a/compat/mingw.c
> +++ b/compat/mingw.c
> @@ -1546,7 +1546,7 @@ static int is_msys2_sh(const char *cmd)
>   		return ret;
>   	}
>   
> -	if (ends_with(cmd, "\\sh.exe")) {
> +	if (ends_with(cmd, "\\sh.exe") || ends_with(cmd, "/sh.exe")) {
>   		static char *sh;
>   
>   		if (!sh)
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  1. var(win32): do report the GIT_SHELL_PATH that is actually usedJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Jul 8, 2024
  2. Junio C HamanoJul 8, 2024
  3. brian m. carlsonJul 8, 2024
  4. Junio C HamanoJul 8, 2024
  5. brian m. carlsonJul 9, 2024
  6. Junio C HamanoJul 9, 2024
  7. Phillip WoodJul 9, 2024
  8. Junio C HamanoJul 8, 2024
  9. Phillip WoodJul 9, 2024
  10. Johannes SchindelinJul 11, 2024
  11. phillip.wood123@gmail.comJul 17, 2024
  12. 0/7 var(win32): do report the GIT_SHELL_PATH that is actually usedJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Jul 11, 2024
  13. 1/7 run-command: refactor getting the Unix shell path into its own functionJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Jul 11, 2024
  14. 2/7 strvec: declare the `strvec_push_nodup()` function globallyJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Jul 11, 2024
  15. 3/7 win32: override `fspathcmp()` with a directory separator-aware versionJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Jul 11, 2024
  16. Phillip WoodJul 12, 2024
  17. 4/7 mingw(is_msys2_sh): handle forward slashes in the `sh.exe` path, tooJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Jul 11, 2024
  18. Phillip WoodJul 12, 2024
  19. 5/7 run-command(win32): resolve the path to the Unix shell earlyJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Jul 11, 2024
  20. 6/7 run-command: declare the `git_shell_path()` function globallyJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Jul 11, 2024
  21. 7/7 var(win32): do report the GIT_SHELL_PATH that is actually usedJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Jul 11, 2024
  22. Junio C HamanoJul 12, 2024
  23. Phillip WoodJul 12, 2024
  24. Junio C HamanoJul 12, 2024
  25. 0/7 var(win32): do report the GIT_SHELL_PATH that is actually usedJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Jul 13, 2024
  26. 1/7 run-command: refactor getting the Unix shell path into its own functionJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Jul 13, 2024
  27. 2/7 strvec: declare the `strvec_push_nodup()` function globallyJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Jul 13, 2024
  28. 3/7 win32: override `fspathcmp()` with a directory separator-aware versionJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Jul 13, 2024
  29. 4/7 mingw(is_msys2_sh): handle forward slashes in the `sh.exe` path, tooJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Jul 13, 2024
  30. 5/7 run-command(win32): resolve the path to the Unix shell earlyJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Jul 13, 2024
  31. 6/7 run-command: declare the `git_shell_path()` function globallyJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Jul 13, 2024
  32. 7/7 var(win32): do report the GIT_SHELL_PATH that is actually usedJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Jul 13, 2024
  33. Phillip WoodJul 17, 2024
  34. brian m. carlsonJul 17, 2024
  35. Junio C HamanoJul 17, 2024

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