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Re: [PATCH v3 0/2] Allow disabling advice shown after merge conflicts

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PWPhillip Wood <phillip.wood123@gmail.com>
Date
Mar 25, 2024, 10:48 UTC
Message-ID
<e040c631-42d9-4501-a7b8-046f8dac6309@gmail.com>
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<pull.1682.v3.git.1710623790.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
Hi Philippe
On 16/03/2024 21:16, Philippe Blain via GitGitGadget wrote:
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> Changes since v2:
> 
>   * expanded the commit messages to explain why the tests for 'git rebase' do
>     not need to be adjusted
>   * adjusted the wording of the new 'advice.mergeConflict' in the doc, as
>     suggested by Kristoffer for uniformity with his series which is already
>     merged to 'master' (b09a8839a4 (Merge branch
>     'kh/branch-ref-syntax-advice', 2024-03-15)).
>   * checked all new output manually and consequently adjusted the code in 1/2
>     to avoid a lonely 'hint: ' line.
>   * adjusted the addition in advice.h in 1/2 to put the new enum
>     alphabetically, as noticed by Rubén.
>   * added misssing newlines in 2/2 as noticed by Phillip and tweaked by
>     Junio.
>   * rebased on master (2953d95d40 (The eighth batch, 2024-03-15)), to avoid
>     conflicts in 'Documentation/config/advice.txt' due to Kristoffer's merged >     series
> [...] 
> Note that the code path where 'git rebase --apply' stops because of
> conflicts is not covered by the tests but I tested it manually using this
> diff:
> 
> diff --git a/t/t5520-pull.sh b/t/t5520-pull.sh
> index 47534f1062..34eac2e6f4 100755
> --- a/t/t5520-pull.sh
> +++ b/t/t5520-pull.sh
> @@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ test_pull_autostash_fail ()
>       echo conflicting >>seq.txt &&
>       test_tick &&
>       git commit -m "Create conflict" seq.txt &&
> -	test_must_fail git pull --rebase . seq 2>err >out &&
> +	test_must_fail git -c rebase.backend=apply pull --rebase . seq 2>err >out &&
>       test_grep "Resolve all conflicts manually" err
>   '
Thanks for being so thorough, this version looks good to me
Best Wishes
Phillip
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> 
> Philippe Blain (2):
>    sequencer: allow disabling conflict advice
>    builtin/am: allow disabling conflict advice
> 
>   Documentation/config/advice.txt |  2 ++
>   advice.c                        |  1 +
>   advice.h                        |  1 +
>   builtin/am.c                    | 14 +++++++++-----
>   sequencer.c                     | 33 ++++++++++++++++++---------------
>   t/t3501-revert-cherry-pick.sh   |  1 +
>   t/t3507-cherry-pick-conflict.sh |  2 ++
>   t/t4150-am.sh                   |  8 ++++----
>   t/t4254-am-corrupt.sh           |  2 +-
>   9 files changed, 39 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-)
> 
> 
> base-commit: 2953d95d402b6bff1a59c4712f4d46f1b9ea137f
> Published-As: https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git/releases/tag/pr-1682%2Fphil-blain%2Fsequencer-conflict-advice-v3
> Fetch-It-Via: git fetch https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git pr-1682/phil-blain/sequencer-conflict-advice-v3
> Pull-Request: https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git/pull/1682
> 
> Range-diff vs v2:
> 
>   1:  a2ce6fd24c2 ! 1:  6005c1e9890 sequencer: allow disabling conflict advice
>       @@ Commit message
>            merge conflict through a new config 'advice.mergeConflict', which is
>            named generically such that it can be used by other commands eventually.
>        
>       +    Remove that final '\n' in the first hunk in sequencer.c to avoid an
>       +    otherwise empty 'hint: ' line before the line 'hint: Disable this
>       +    message with "git config advice.mergeConflict false"' which is
>       +    automatically added by 'advise_if_enabled'.
>       +
>            Note that we use 'advise_if_enabled' for each message in the second hunk
>            in sequencer.c, instead of using 'if (show_hints &&
>            advice_enabled(...)', because the former instructs the user how to
>       @@ Commit message
>        
>            Update the tests accordingly. Note that the body of the second test in
>            t3507-cherry-pick-conflict.sh is enclosed in double quotes, so we must
>       -    escape them in the added line.
>       +    escape them in the added line. Note that t5520-pull.sh, which checks
>       +    that we display the advice for 'git rebase' (via 'git pull --rebase')
>       +    does not have to be updated because it only greps for a specific line in
>       +    the advice message.
>        
>            Signed-off-by: Philippe Blain <levraiphilippeblain@gmail.com>
>        
>         ## Documentation/config/advice.txt ##
>        @@ Documentation/config/advice.txt: advice.*::
>       - 		Advice on how to set your identity configuration when
>       - 		your information is guessed from the system username and
>       - 		domain name.
>       + 		Shown when the user's information is guessed from the
>       + 		system username and domain name, to tell the user how to
>       + 		set their identity configuration.
>        +	mergeConflict::
>       -+		Advice shown when various commands stop because of conflicts.
>       ++		Shown when various commands stop because of conflicts.
>         	nestedTag::
>       - 		Advice shown if a user attempts to recursively tag a tag object.
>       + 		Shown when a user attempts to recursively tag a tag object.
>         	pushAlreadyExists::
>        
>         ## advice.c ##
>       @@ advice.c: static struct {
>        
>         ## advice.h ##
>        @@ advice.h: enum advice_type {
>       + 	ADVICE_GRAFT_FILE_DEPRECATED,
>         	ADVICE_IGNORED_HOOK,
>         	ADVICE_IMPLICIT_IDENTITY,
>       - 	ADVICE_NESTED_TAG,
>        +	ADVICE_MERGE_CONFLICT,
>       + 	ADVICE_NESTED_TAG,
>         	ADVICE_OBJECT_NAME_WARNING,
>         	ADVICE_PUSH_ALREADY_EXISTS,
>       - 	ADVICE_PUSH_FETCH_FIRST,
>        
>         ## sequencer.c ##
>        @@ sequencer.c: static void print_advice(struct repository *r, int show_hint,
>       @@ sequencer.c: static void print_advice(struct repository *r, int show_hint,
>         
>         	if (msg) {
>        -		advise("%s\n", msg);
>       -+		advise_if_enabled(ADVICE_MERGE_CONFLICT, "%s\n", msg);
>       ++		advise_if_enabled(ADVICE_MERGE_CONFLICT, "%s", msg);
>         		/*
>         		 * A conflict has occurred but the porcelain
>         		 * (typically rebase --interactive) wants to take care
>   2:  3235542cc6f ! 2:  73d07c8b6a7 builtin/am: allow disabling conflict advice
>       @@ Commit message
>            on stderr instead of stdout. In t4150, redirect stdout to 'out' and
>            stderr to 'err', since this is less confusing. In t4254, as we are
>            testing a specific failure mode of 'git am', simply disable the advice.
>       +    Note that we are not testing that this advice is shown in 'git rebase'
>       +    for the apply backend since 2ac0d6273f (rebase: change the default
>       +    backend from "am" to "merge", 2020-02-15).
>        
>       +    Helped-by: Phillip Wood <phillip.wood@dunelm.org.uk>
>       +    Helped-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
>            Signed-off-by: Philippe Blain <levraiphilippeblain@gmail.com>
>        
>         ## builtin/am.c ##
>       @@ builtin/am.c: static const char *msgnum(const struct am_state *state)
>         
>        -		printf_ln(_("When you have resolved this problem, run \"%s --continue\"."), cmdline);
>        -		printf_ln(_("If you prefer to skip this patch, run \"%s --skip\" instead."), cmdline);
>       -+		strbuf_addf(&sb, _("When you have resolved this problem, run \"%s --continue\"."), cmdline);
>       -+		strbuf_addf(&sb, _("If you prefer to skip this patch, run \"%s --skip\" instead."), cmdline);
>       ++		strbuf_addf(&sb, _("When you have resolved this problem, run \"%s --continue\".\n"), cmdline);
>       ++		strbuf_addf(&sb, _("If you prefer to skip this patch, run \"%s --skip\" instead.\n"), cmdline);
>         
>         		if (advice_enabled(ADVICE_AM_WORK_DIR) &&
>         		    is_empty_or_missing_file(am_path(state, "patch")) &&
>         		    !repo_index_has_changes(the_repository, NULL, NULL))
>        -			printf_ln(_("To record the empty patch as an empty commit, run \"%s --allow-empty\"."), cmdline);
>       -+			strbuf_addf(&sb, _("To record the empty patch as an empty commit, run \"%s --allow-empty\"."), cmdline);
>       ++			strbuf_addf(&sb, _("To record the empty patch as an empty commit, run \"%s --allow-empty\".\n"), cmdline);
>         
>        -		printf_ln(_("To restore the original branch and stop patching, run \"%s --abort\"."), cmdline);
>        +		strbuf_addf(&sb, _("To restore the original branch and stop patching, run \"%s --abort\"."), cmdline);
> 
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  1. sequencer: allow disabling conflict advicePhilippe Blain via GitGitGadget, Mar 2, 2024
  2. Philippe BlainMar 2, 2024
  3. Junio C HamanoMar 3, 2024
  4. Philippe BlainMar 9, 2024
  5. Philippe BlainMar 9, 2024
  6. Junio C HamanoMar 9, 2024
  7. Junio C HamanoMar 9, 2024
  8. Phillip WoodMar 4, 2024
  9. Phillip WoodMar 4, 2024
  10. Junio C HamanoMar 4, 2024
  11. Philippe BlainMar 9, 2024
  12. Phillip WoodMar 9, 2024
  13. Junio C HamanoMar 9, 2024
  14. Philippe BlainMar 9, 2024
  15. 0/2 Allow disabling advice shown after merge conflictsPhilippe Blain via GitGitGadget, Mar 10, 2024
  16. 1/2 sequencer: allow disabling conflict advicePhilippe Blain via GitGitGadget, Mar 10, 2024
  17. Kristoffer HaugsbakkMar 11, 2024
  18. Philippe BlainMar 16, 2024
  19. 2/2 builtin/am: allow disabling conflict advicePhilippe Blain via GitGitGadget, Mar 10, 2024
  20. phillip.wood123@gmail.comMar 11, 2024
  21. Junio C HamanoMar 11, 2024
  22. Junio C HamanoMar 11, 2024
  23. Philippe BlainMar 16, 2024
  24. Philippe BlainMar 16, 2024
  25. Rubén JustoMar 11, 2024
  26. Philippe BlainMar 16, 2024
  27. 0/2 Allow disabling advice shown after merge conflictsPhilippe Blain via GitGitGadget, Mar 16, 2024
  28. 1/2 sequencer: allow disabling conflict advicePhilippe Blain via GitGitGadget, Mar 16, 2024
  29. 2/2 builtin/am: allow disabling conflict advicePhilippe Blain via GitGitGadget, Mar 16, 2024
  30. Junio C HamanoMar 18, 2024
  31. Phillip WoodMar 25, 2024
  32. Junio C HamanoMar 25, 2024

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