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Re: [PATCH] add --interactive: allow `update` to stage deleted files

From
Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Jun 28, 2022, 22:35 UTC
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"Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com> writes:

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> diff --git a/add-interactive.c b/add-interactive.c
> index 6047e8f6489..22fcd3412ca 100644
> --- a/add-interactive.c
> +++ b/add-interactive.c
> @@ -697,8 +697,16 @@ static int run_update(struct add_i_state *s, const struct pathspec *ps,
>  
>  	for (i = 0; i < files->items.nr; i++) {
>  		const char *name = files->items.items[i].string;
> -		if (files->selected[i] &&
> -		    add_file_to_index(s->r->index, name, 0) < 0) {
> +		struct stat st;
> +
> +		if (!files->selected[i])
> +			continue;
> +		if (lstat(name, &st) && is_missing_file_error(errno)) {
> +			if (remove_file_from_index(s->r->index, name) < 0) {
> +				res = error(_("could not stage '%s'"), name);
> +				break;
> +			}
> +		} else if (add_file_to_index(s->r->index, name, 0) < 0) {
>  			res = error(_("could not stage '%s'"), name);
>  			break;
>  		}

The fix looks quite straight-forward. It is somewhat disappointing that it was caught after this loooong time, but as they say, better late than never.

Thanks for a quick report and a fix.
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> diff --git a/t/t3701-add-interactive.sh b/t/t3701-add-interactive.sh
> index fc26cb8bae8..b354fb39de8 100755
> --- a/t/t3701-add-interactive.sh
> +++ b/t/t3701-add-interactive.sh
> @@ -103,6 +103,15 @@ test_expect_success 'status works (commit)' '
>  	grep "+1/-0 *+2/-0 file" output
>  '
>  
> +test_expect_success 'update can stage deletions' '
> +	>to-delete &&
> +	git add to-delete &&
> +	rm to-delete &&
> +	test_write_lines u t "" | git add -i &&
> +	git ls-files to-delete >output &&
> +	test_must_be_empty output
> +'
> +
>  test_expect_success 'setup expected' '
>  	cat >expected <<-\EOF
>  	index 180b47c..b6f2c08 100644
>
> base-commit: e4a4b31577c7419497ac30cebe30d755b97752c5
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  1. add --interactive: allow `update` to stage deleted filesJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Jun 28, 2022
  2. Junio C HamanoJun 28, 2022
  3. Taylor BlauJun 28, 2022
  4. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonJun 29, 2022

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