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[PATCH 1/2] rebase --root: demonstrate a bug while amending root commit messages

From
Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
Date
Jun 15, 2018, 04:31 UTC
Message-ID
<d59805a43ddaf4bbd4528a2b7afa9809eca9b86b.1529177176.git.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To
<pull.3.git.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
From: Todd Zullinger <tmz@pobox.com>

When splitting a repository, running `git rebase -i --root` to reword the initial commit, Git dies with

	BUG: sequencer.c:795: root commit without message.
Signed-off-by: Todd Zullinger <tmz@pobox.com>
Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
---
 t/t3404-rebase-interactive.sh | 9 +++++++++
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)
diff --git a/t/t3404-rebase-interactive.sh b/t/t3404-rebase-interactive.sh
index c65826dda..ca94c688d 100755
--- a/t/t3404-rebase-interactive.sh
+++ b/t/t3404-rebase-interactive.sh
@@ -971,6 +971,15 @@ test_expect_success 'rebase -i --root fixup root commit' '
 	test 0 = $(git cat-file commit HEAD | grep -c ^parent\ )
 '
 
+test_expect_failure 'rebase -i --root reword root commit' '
+	test_when_finished "test_might_fail git rebase --abort" &&
+	git checkout -b reword-root-branch master &&
+	set_fake_editor &&
+	FAKE_LINES="reword 1 2" FAKE_COMMIT_MESSAGE="A changed" \
+	git rebase -i --root &&
+	git show HEAD^ | grep "A changed"
+'
+
 test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'rebase --edit-todo does not work on non-interactive rebase' '
 	git reset --hard &&
 	git checkout conflict-branch &&
-- 
2.17.0.windows.1
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  1. 0/2 rebase --root: fix `reword` on a root commitJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Jun 16, 2018
  2. 1/2 rebase --root: demonstrate a bug while amending root commit messagesJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Jun 15, 2018
  3. Phillip WoodJun 18, 2018
  4. Todd ZullingerJun 18, 2018
  5. Johannes SchindelinJun 18, 2018
  6. t3404: check root commit in 'rebase -i --root reword root commit'Todd Zullinger, Jun 18, 2018
  7. Johannes SchindelinJun 19, 2018
  8. Junio C HamanoJun 19, 2018
  9. Todd ZullingerJun 19, 2018
  10. Johannes SchindelinJun 20, 2018
  11. Junio C HamanoJun 19, 2018
  12. Johannes SchindelinJun 20, 2018
  13. 2/2 rebase --root: fix amending root commit messagesJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Jun 16, 2018
  14. Todd ZullingerJun 16, 2018
  15. Junio C HamanoJun 18, 2018
  16. Todd ZullingerJun 18, 2018
  17. Junio C HamanoJun 18, 2018

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