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Re: [PATCH 1/2] write_entry(): fix misuses of `path` in error messages

From
Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Feb 9, 2021, 21:27 UTC
Message-ID
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Matheus Tavares <matheus.bernardino@usp.br> writes:
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> The variables `path` and `ce->name`, at write_entry(), usually have the
> same contents, but that's not the case when using a checkout prefix or
> writing to a tempfile. (In fact, `path` will be either empty or dirty
> when writing to a tempfile.) Therefore, these variables cannot be used
> interchangeably. In this sense, fix wrong uses of `path` in error
> messages where it should really be `ce->name`. (There doesn't seem to be
> any misuse in the other way around.)
Sounds reasonable.  Don't we want to protect this fix with tests?
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> Signed-off-by: Matheus Tavares <matheus.bernardino@usp.br>
> ---
>  entry.c | 8 ++++----
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/entry.c b/entry.c
> index a0532f1f00..7b9f43716f 100644
> --- a/entry.c
> +++ b/entry.c
> @@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ static int write_entry(struct cache_entry *ce,
>  		new_blob = read_blob_entry(ce, &size);
>  		if (!new_blob)
>  			return error("unable to read sha1 file of %s (%s)",
> -				     path, oid_to_hex(&ce->oid));
> +				     ce->name, oid_to_hex(&ce->oid));
>  
>  		/*
>  		 * We can't make a real symlink; write out a regular file entry
> @@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ static int write_entry(struct cache_entry *ce,
>  			new_blob = read_blob_entry(ce, &size);
>  			if (!new_blob)
>  				return error("unable to read sha1 file of %s (%s)",
> -					     path, oid_to_hex(&ce->oid));
> +					     ce->name, oid_to_hex(&ce->oid));
>  		}
>  
>  		/*
> @@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ static int write_entry(struct cache_entry *ce,
>  
>  	case S_IFGITLINK:
>  		if (to_tempfile)
> -			return error("cannot create temporary submodule %s", path);
> +			return error("cannot create temporary submodule %s", ce->name);
>  		if (mkdir(path, 0777) < 0)
>  			return error("cannot create submodule directory %s", path);
>  		sub = submodule_from_ce(ce);
> @@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ static int write_entry(struct cache_entry *ce,
>  		break;
>  
>  	default:
> -		return error("unknown file mode for %s in index", path);
> +		return error("unknown file mode for %s in index", ce->name);
>  	}
>  
>  finish:
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Message 3 of 15 in “checkout-index: some cleanups to --temp and --prefix outputs”
  1. 0/2 checkout-index: some cleanups to --temp and --prefix outputsMatheus Tavares, Feb 8, 2021
  2. 1/2 write_entry(): fix misuses of `path` in error messagesMatheus Tavares, Feb 8, 2021
  3. Junio C HamanoFeb 9, 2021
  4. Matheus Tavares BernardinoFeb 9, 2021
  5. 2/2 checkout-index: omit entries with no tempname from --temp outputMatheus Tavares, Feb 8, 2021
  6. Junio C HamanoFeb 9, 2021
  7. Matheus Tavares BernardinoFeb 9, 2021
  8. Junio C HamanoFeb 10, 2021
  9. 0/2 checkout-index: some cleanups to --temp and --prefix outputsMatheus Tavares, Feb 15, 2021
  10. 1/2 write_entry(): fix misuses of `path` in error messagesMatheus Tavares, Feb 15, 2021
  11. Junio C HamanoFeb 16, 2021
  12. 2/2 checkout-index: omit entries with no tempname from --temp outputMatheus Tavares, Feb 15, 2021
  13. 0/2 checkout-index: some cleanups to --temp and --prefix outputsMatheus Tavares, Feb 16, 2021
  14. 2/2 checkout-index: omit entries with no tempname from --temp outputMatheus Tavares, Feb 16, 2021
  15. 1/2 write_entry(): fix misuses of `path` in error messagesMatheus Tavares, Feb 16, 2021

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