# [PATCH] parse-options: fix segmentation fault when a required value is missing

3 messages from 2008-07-21 to 2008-07-22. Participants: Olivier Marin, Pierre Habouzit.
Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/14574

## Olivier Marin, 2008-07-21 18:30

Subject: [PATCH] parse-options: fix segmentation fault when a required value is missing
Message-ID: <4884D5CC.2070007@free.fr>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/4884D5CC.2070007%40free.fr

```
From: Olivier Marin <dkr@freesurf.fr>

p->argc represent the number of arguments that have not been parsed yet,
_including_ the one we are currently parsing. If it is not greater than
one then there is no more argument.

Signed-off-by: Olivier Marin <dkr@freesurf.fr>
---
 I hope this is the right fix.

 parse-options.c          |    2 +-
 t/t0040-parse-options.sh |    7 +++++++
 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/parse-options.c b/parse-options.c
index 987b015..71a7acf 100644
--- a/parse-options.c
+++ b/parse-options.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ static int get_arg(struct parse_opt_ctx_t *p, const struct option *opt,
                p->opt = NULL;
        } else if (p->argc == 1 && (opt->flags & PARSE_OPT_LASTARG_DEFAULT)) {
                *arg = (const char *)opt->defval;
-       } else if (p->argc) {
+       } else if (p->argc > 1) {
                p->argc--;
                *arg = *++p->argv;
        } else
diff --git a/t/t0040-parse-options.sh b/t/t0040-parse-options.sh
index 6309aed..03dbe00 100755
--- a/t/t0040-parse-options.sh
+++ b/t/t0040-parse-options.sh
@@ -78,6 +78,13 @@ test_expect_success 'long options' '
        test_cmp expect output
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'missing required value' '
+       test-parse-options -s;
+       test $? = 129 &&
+       test-parse-options --string;
+       test $? = 129
+'
+
 cat > expect << EOF
 boolean: 1
 integer: 13
-- 
1.6.0.rc0.1.g75f42

```

## Pierre Habouzit, 2008-07-21 19:07

Subject: Re: [PATCH] parse-options: fix segmentation fault when a required value is missing
Message-ID: <20080721190709.GD2718@artemis.madism.org>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20080721190709.GD2718%40artemis.madism.org
In-Reply-To: <4884D5CC.2070007@free.fr>

```
On Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 06:30:36PM +0000, Olivier Marin wrote:
> From: Olivier Marin <dkr@freesurf.fr>
> 
> p->argc represent the number of arguments that have not been parsed yet,
> _including_ the one we are currently parsing. If it is not greater than
> one then there is no more argument.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Olivier Marin <dkr@freesurf.fr>
Acked-by: Pierre Habouzit <madcoder@debian.org>

> ---
>  I hope this is the right fix.
> 
>  parse-options.c          |    2 +-
>  t/t0040-parse-options.sh |    7 +++++++
>  2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/parse-options.c b/parse-options.c
> index 987b015..71a7acf 100644
> --- a/parse-options.c
> +++ b/parse-options.c
> @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ static int get_arg(struct parse_opt_ctx_t *p, const struct option *opt,
>                 p->opt = NULL;
>         } else if (p->argc == 1 && (opt->flags & PARSE_OPT_LASTARG_DEFAULT)) {
>                 *arg = (const char *)opt->defval;
> -       } else if (p->argc) {
> +       } else if (p->argc > 1) {
>                 p->argc--;
>                 *arg = *++p->argv;
>         } else

  Gasp thanks, Junio pointed it to me already, and for some reason this
hasn't made it.

-- 
·O·  Pierre Habouzit
··O                                                madcoder@debian.org
OOO                                                http://www.madism.org

```

## Olivier Marin, 2008-07-22 10:11

Subject: [PATCH v2] parse-options: fix segmentation fault when a required value is missing
Message-ID: <1216721493-17836-1-git-send-email-dkr+ml.git@free.fr>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/1216721493-17836-1-git-send-email-dkr%2Bml.git%40free.fr
In-Reply-To: <20080721190709.GD2718@artemis.madism.org>

```
From: Olivier Marin <dkr@freesurf.fr>

p->argc represent the number of arguments that have not been parsed yet,
_including_ the one we are currently parsing. If it is not greater than
one then there is no more argument.

Signed-off-by: Olivier Marin <dkr@freesurf.fr>
Acked-by: Pierre Habouzit <madcoder@debian.org>
---

 The same, not whitespace damaged! Sorry for the noise.

 parse-options.c          |    2 +-
 t/t0040-parse-options.sh |    7 +++++++
 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/parse-options.c b/parse-options.c
index 987b015..71a7acf 100644
--- a/parse-options.c
+++ b/parse-options.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ static int get_arg(struct parse_opt_ctx_t *p, const struct option *opt,
 		p->opt = NULL;
 	} else if (p->argc == 1 && (opt->flags & PARSE_OPT_LASTARG_DEFAULT)) {
 		*arg = (const char *)opt->defval;
-	} else if (p->argc) {
+	} else if (p->argc > 1) {
 		p->argc--;
 		*arg = *++p->argv;
 	} else
diff --git a/t/t0040-parse-options.sh b/t/t0040-parse-options.sh
index 6309aed..03dbe00 100755
--- a/t/t0040-parse-options.sh
+++ b/t/t0040-parse-options.sh
@@ -78,6 +78,13 @@ test_expect_success 'long options' '
 	test_cmp expect output
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'missing required value' '
+	test-parse-options -s;
+	test $? = 129 &&
+	test-parse-options --string;
+	test $? = 129
+'
+
 cat > expect << EOF
 boolean: 1
 integer: 13
-- 
1.6.0.rc0.136.g55999

```
