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[PATCH 1/5] notes-utils: handle boolean notes.rewritemode correctly

From
John Keeping <john@keeping.me.uk>
Date
Feb 16, 2014, 16:06 UTC
Message-ID
<be9b384ec77fc39b939b8c5505862a6e1c641faa.1392565571.git.john@keeping.me.uk>
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If we carry on after outputting config_error_nonbool then we're guaranteed to dereference a null pointer.

Signed-off-by: John Keeping <john@keeping.me.uk>
---
 notes-utils.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/notes-utils.c b/notes-utils.c
index 2975dcd..4aa7023 100644
--- a/notes-utils.c
+++ b/notes-utils.c
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ static int notes_rewrite_config(const char *k, const char *v, void *cb)
 		return 0;
 	} else if (!c->mode_from_env && !strcmp(k, "notes.rewritemode")) {
 		if (!v)
-			config_error_nonbool(k);
+			return config_error_nonbool(k);
 		c->combine = parse_combine_notes_fn(v);
 		if (!c->combine) {
 			error(_("Bad notes.rewriteMode value: '%s'"), v);
-- 
1.9.rc0.187.g6292fff
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  2. 1/5 notes-utils: handle boolean notes.rewritemode correctlyJohn Keeping, Feb 16, 2014
  3. David KastrupFeb 16, 2014
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  5. David KastrupFeb 18, 2014
  6. Jeff KingFeb 18, 2014
  7. David KastrupFeb 18, 2014
  8. 2/5 utf8: fix iconv error detectionJohn Keeping, Feb 16, 2014
  9. 3/5 utf8: use correct type for values in interval tableJohn Keeping, Feb 16, 2014
  10. 4/5 builtin/mv: don't use memory after freeJohn Keeping, Feb 16, 2014
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