# Re: [PATCH] fast-import: tag may point to any object type

5 messages from 2010-01-11 to 2010-01-14. Participants: Shawn O. Pearce, Dmitry Potapov.
Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/22170

## Dmitry Potapov, 2010-01-11 05:02

Subject: [PATCH] fast-import: tag may point to any object type
Message-ID: <1263186165-23920-1-git-send-email-dpotapov@gmail.com>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/1263186165-23920-1-git-send-email-dpotapov%40gmail.com

```
If you tried to export the official git repository, and then to import it
back then git-fast-import would die complaining that "Mark :1 not a commit".

Accordingly to a generated crash file, Mark 1 is not a commit but a blob,
which is pointed by junio-gpg-pub tag. Because git-tag allows to create such
tags, git-fast-import should import them.

Signed-off-by: Dmitry Potapov <dpotapov@gmail.com>
---
 fast-import.c |    6 +++---
 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fast-import.c b/fast-import.c
index cd87049..e99990d 100644
--- a/fast-import.c
+++ b/fast-import.c
@@ -2305,6 +2305,7 @@ static void parse_new_tag(void)
 	struct tag *t;
 	uintmax_t from_mark = 0;
 	unsigned char sha1[20];
+	enum object_type type = OBJ_COMMIT;
 
 	/* Obtain the new tag name from the rest of our command */
 	sp = strchr(command_buf.buf, ' ') + 1;
@@ -2329,8 +2330,7 @@ static void parse_new_tag(void)
 		struct object_entry *oe;
 		from_mark = strtoumax(from + 1, NULL, 10);
 		oe = find_mark(from_mark);
-		if (oe->type != OBJ_COMMIT)
-			die("Mark :%" PRIuMAX " not a commit", from_mark);
+		type = oe->type;
 		hashcpy(sha1, oe->sha1);
 	} else if (!get_sha1(from, sha1)) {
 		unsigned long size;
@@ -2362,7 +2362,7 @@ static void parse_new_tag(void)
 		    "object %s\n"
 		    "type %s\n"
 		    "tag %s\n",
-		    sha1_to_hex(sha1), commit_type, t->name);
+		    sha1_to_hex(sha1), typename(type), t->name);
 	if (tagger)
 		strbuf_addf(&new_data,
 			    "tagger %s\n", tagger);
-- 
1.6.6


```

## Shawn O. Pearce, 2010-01-11 17:14

Subject: Re: [PATCH] fast-import: tag may point to any object type
Message-ID: <20100111171454.GO32155@spearce.org>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20100111171454.GO32155%40spearce.org
In-Reply-To: <1263186165-23920-1-git-send-email-dpotapov@gmail.com>

```
Dmitry Potapov <dpotapov@gmail.com> wrote:
> If you tried to export the official git repository, and then to import it
> back then git-fast-import would die complaining that "Mark :1 not a commit".
> 
> Accordingly to a generated crash file, Mark 1 is not a commit but a blob,
> which is pointed by junio-gpg-pub tag. Because git-tag allows to create such
> tags, git-fast-import should import them.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Dmitry Potapov <dpotapov@gmail.com>
> ---
>  fast-import.c |    6 +++---
>  1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/fast-import.c b/fast-import.c
> index cd87049..e99990d 100644
> --- a/fast-import.c
> +++ b/fast-import.c
> @@ -2305,6 +2305,7 @@ static void parse_new_tag(void)
>  	struct tag *t;
>  	uintmax_t from_mark = 0;
>  	unsigned char sha1[20];
> +	enum object_type type = OBJ_COMMIT;

NAK.

Your patch is the right idea.  But you need to make sure all of
the branch arms are handled correctly.

That is, if we do this, the get_sha1() on line 2459 should also
permit non-commit objects, and the lookup_branch() earlier up on
line 2451 should do "type = OBJ_COMMIT".
  
-- 
Shawn.

```

## Dmitry Potapov, 2010-01-13 12:35

Subject: [PATCH v2] fast-import: tag may point to any object type
Message-ID: <20100113123532.GC10586@dpotapov.dyndns.org>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20100113123532.GC10586%40dpotapov.dyndns.org
In-Reply-To: <20100111171454.GO32155@spearce.org>

```
If you tried to export the official git repository, and then to import it
back then git-fast-import would die complaining that "Mark :1 not a commit".

Accordingly to a generated crash file, Mark 1 is not a commit but a blob,
which is pointed by junio-gpg-pub tag. Because git-tag allows to create such
tags, git-fast-import should import them.

Signed-off-by: Dmitry Potapov <dpotapov@gmail.com>
---

On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 09:14:54AM -0800, Shawn O. Pearce wrote:
> 
> Your patch is the right idea.  But you need to make sure all of
> the branch arms are handled correctly.
> 
> That is, if we do this, the get_sha1() on line 2459 should also
> permit non-commit objects, and the lookup_branch() earlier up on
> line 2451 should do "type = OBJ_COMMIT".

Thank you for guideliness. I do not understand this code well.
I hope I got it right this time.

 fast-import.c |   10 ++++++----
 1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fast-import.c b/fast-import.c
index cd87049..4fdf809 100644
--- a/fast-import.c
+++ b/fast-import.c
@@ -2305,6 +2305,7 @@ static void parse_new_tag(void)
 	struct tag *t;
 	uintmax_t from_mark = 0;
 	unsigned char sha1[20];
+	enum object_type type;
 
 	/* Obtain the new tag name from the rest of our command */
 	sp = strchr(command_buf.buf, ' ') + 1;
@@ -2325,19 +2326,20 @@ static void parse_new_tag(void)
 	s = lookup_branch(from);
 	if (s) {
 		hashcpy(sha1, s->sha1);
+		type = OBJ_COMMIT;
 	} else if (*from == ':') {
 		struct object_entry *oe;
 		from_mark = strtoumax(from + 1, NULL, 10);
 		oe = find_mark(from_mark);
-		if (oe->type != OBJ_COMMIT)
-			die("Mark :%" PRIuMAX " not a commit", from_mark);
+		type = oe->type;
 		hashcpy(sha1, oe->sha1);
 	} else if (!get_sha1(from, sha1)) {
 		unsigned long size;
 		char *buf;
 
+		type = sha1_object_info(sha1, NULL);
 		buf = read_object_with_reference(sha1,
-			commit_type, &size, sha1);
+			typename(type), &size, sha1);
 		if (!buf || size < 46)
 			die("Not a valid commit: %s", from);
 		free(buf);
@@ -2362,7 +2364,7 @@ static void parse_new_tag(void)
 		    "object %s\n"
 		    "type %s\n"
 		    "tag %s\n",
-		    sha1_to_hex(sha1), commit_type, t->name);
+		    sha1_to_hex(sha1), typename(type), t->name);
 	if (tagger)
 		strbuf_addf(&new_data,
 			    "tagger %s\n", tagger);
-- 
1.6.6.137.g1acb

```

## Shawn O. Pearce, 2010-01-13 17:24

Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] fast-import: tag may point to any object type
Message-ID: <20100113172456.GB18625@spearce.org>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20100113172456.GB18625%40spearce.org
In-Reply-To: <20100113123532.GC10586@dpotapov.dyndns.org>

```
Dmitry Potapov <dpotapov@gmail.com> wrote:
> If you tried to export the official git repository, and then to import it
> back then git-fast-import would die complaining that "Mark :1 not a commit".
...
> diff --git a/fast-import.c b/fast-import.c
> index cd87049..4fdf809 100644
> --- a/fast-import.c
> +++ b/fast-import.c
> @@ -2325,19 +2326,20 @@ static void parse_new_tag(void)
>  	} else if (!get_sha1(from, sha1)) {
>  		unsigned long size;
>  		char *buf;
>  
> +		type = sha1_object_info(sha1, NULL);
>  		buf = read_object_with_reference(sha1,
> -			commit_type, &size, sha1);
> +			typename(type), &size, sha1);

This is better spelled as:

  buf = read_sha1_file(sha1, &type, &size);

But otherwise the patch looks correct now, thanks.

If you could make this one change, add my

  Acked-by: Shawn O. Pearce <spearce@spearce.org>

and resend so Junio can apply, thanks.

-- 
Shawn.

```

## Dmitry Potapov, 2010-01-14 04:44

Subject: [PATCH v3] fast-import: tag may point to any object type
Message-ID: <20100114044419.GE10586@dpotapov.dyndns.org>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20100114044419.GE10586%40dpotapov.dyndns.org
In-Reply-To: <20100113172456.GB18625@spearce.org>

```
If you tried to export the official git repository, and then to import it
back then git-fast-import would die complaining that "Mark :1 not a commit".

Accordingly to a generated crash file, Mark 1 is not a commit but a blob,
which is pointed by junio-gpg-pub tag. Because git-tag allows to create such
tags, git-fast-import should import them.

Signed-off-by: Dmitry Potapov <dpotapov@gmail.com>
Acked-by: Shawn O. Pearce <spearce@spearce.org>
---

On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 09:24:56AM -0800, Shawn O. Pearce wrote:
> Dmitry Potapov <dpotapov@gmail.com> wrote:
> >  
> > +		type = sha1_object_info(sha1, NULL);
> >  		buf = read_object_with_reference(sha1,
> > -			commit_type, &size, sha1);
> > +			typename(type), &size, sha1);
> 
> This is better spelled as:
> 
>   buf = read_sha1_file(sha1, &type, &size);

Thank you for correction.

> 
> But otherwise the patch looks correct now, thanks.
> 
> If you could make this one change, add my
> 
>   Acked-by: Shawn O. Pearce <spearce@spearce.org>
> 
> and resend so Junio can apply, thanks.

 fast-import.c |   10 +++++-----
 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fast-import.c b/fast-import.c
index cd87049..60d0aa2 100644
--- a/fast-import.c
+++ b/fast-import.c
@@ -2305,6 +2305,7 @@ static void parse_new_tag(void)
 	struct tag *t;
 	uintmax_t from_mark = 0;
 	unsigned char sha1[20];
+	enum object_type type;
 
 	/* Obtain the new tag name from the rest of our command */
 	sp = strchr(command_buf.buf, ' ') + 1;
@@ -2325,19 +2326,18 @@ static void parse_new_tag(void)
 	s = lookup_branch(from);
 	if (s) {
 		hashcpy(sha1, s->sha1);
+		type = OBJ_COMMIT;
 	} else if (*from == ':') {
 		struct object_entry *oe;
 		from_mark = strtoumax(from + 1, NULL, 10);
 		oe = find_mark(from_mark);
-		if (oe->type != OBJ_COMMIT)
-			die("Mark :%" PRIuMAX " not a commit", from_mark);
+		type = oe->type;
 		hashcpy(sha1, oe->sha1);
 	} else if (!get_sha1(from, sha1)) {
 		unsigned long size;
 		char *buf;
 
-		buf = read_object_with_reference(sha1,
-			commit_type, &size, sha1);
+		buf = read_sha1_file(sha1, &type, &size);
 		if (!buf || size < 46)
 			die("Not a valid commit: %s", from);
 		free(buf);
@@ -2362,7 +2362,7 @@ static void parse_new_tag(void)
 		    "object %s\n"
 		    "type %s\n"
 		    "tag %s\n",
-		    sha1_to_hex(sha1), commit_type, t->name);
+		    sha1_to_hex(sha1), typename(type), t->name);
 	if (tagger)
 		strbuf_addf(&new_data,
 			    "tagger %s\n", tagger);
-- 
1.6.6.137.g1acb

```
