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Re: [PATCH 2/4] submodule--helper clone: simplify path check

From
Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Mar 31, 2016, 16:36 UTC
Message-ID
<xmqqlh4yppsq.fsf@gitster.mtv.corp.google.com>
In-Reply-To
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Stefan Beller <sbeller@google.com> writes:
> The calling shell code makes sure that `path` is non null and non empty.
> (side note: it cannot be null as just three lines before it is passed
> to safe_create_leading_directories_const which would crash as you feed
> it null).
This is not Java so let's spell that thing NULL.
Perhaps it would be cheap-enough prudence to do this on top?
 builtin/submodule--helper.c | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
diff --git a/builtin/submodule--helper.c b/builtin/submodule--helper.c
index 88002ca..f11796a 100644
--- a/builtin/submodule--helper.c
+++ b/builtin/submodule--helper.c
@@ -194,6 +194,8 @@ static int module_clone(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	argc = parse_options(argc, argv, prefix, module_clone_options,
 			     git_submodule_helper_usage, 0);
 
+	assert(path);
+
 	strbuf_addf(&sb, "%s/modules/%s", get_git_dir(), name);
 	sm_gitdir = strbuf_detach(&sb, NULL);
 
Previous: Stefan BellerNext: Eric Sunshine
Message 9 of 17 in “Fix relative path issues in recursive submodules.”
  1. 0/4 Fix relative path issues in recursive submodules.Stefan Beller, Mar 31, 2016
  2. 1/4 recursive submodules: test for relative pathsStefan Beller, Mar 31, 2016
  3. Junio C HamanoMar 31, 2016
  4. Stefan BellerMar 31, 2016
  5. 2/4 submodule--helper clone: simplify path checkStefan Beller, Mar 31, 2016
  6. Jacob KellerMar 31, 2016
  7. Eric SunshineMar 31, 2016
  8. Stefan BellerMar 31, 2016
  9. Junio C HamanoMar 31, 2016
  10. Eric SunshineMar 31, 2016
  11. 3/4 submodule--helper clone: remove double path checkingStefan Beller, Mar 31, 2016
  12. Junio C HamanoMar 31, 2016
  13. 4/4 submodule--helper: use relative path if possibleStefan Beller, Mar 31, 2016
  14. Junio C HamanoMar 31, 2016
  15. Stefan BellerMar 31, 2016
  16. Junio C HamanoMar 31, 2016
  17. Stefan BellerMar 31, 2016

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