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Segfault in git 1.8.1.5

Subject: Segfault in git 1.8.1.5

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4 messages between Mar 9, 2013 and Mar 9, 2013.

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Strasser Pablo· Mar 9, 2013, 20:16 UTC · lore
Hello,
I segfault with the following command:

git checkout HEAD~1 git branch -u origin/master

I think it's because i'm in detached head. A error message like cannot use this command in would be a better responce than a segfault.

Good day.
Dennis Kaarsemaker· Mar 9, 2013, 21:13 UTC · re: Strasser Pablo · lore

Re: Segfault in git 1.8.1.5

On za, 2013-03-09 at 21:16 +0100, Strasser Pablo wrote:
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> Hello,
> 
> I segfault with the following command:
> 
> git checkout HEAD~1
> git branch -u origin/master
> 
> I think it's because i'm in detached head.
> A error message like cannot use this command in would be a better responce 
> than a segfault.
Confirmed.

dennis@lightning:/tmp/hacks$ gdb --args ~/code/git/git branch -u origin/master (gdb) run Starting program: /home/dennis/code/git/git branch -u origin/master [Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled] Using host libthread_db library "/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libthread_db.so.1".

Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault. cmd_branch (argc=0, argv=0xbfffec08, prefix=0x0) at builtin/branch.c:886 886 if (!ref_exists(branch->refname)) (gdb) bt #0 cmd_branch (argc=0, argv=0xbfffec08, prefix=0x0) at builtin/branch.c:886 #1 0x0804c26c in run_builtin (argv=0xbfffec08, argc=3, p=0x819f3f4 <commands.21695+84>) at git.c:273 #2 handle_internal_command (argc=3, argv=0xbfffec08) at git.c:435 #3 0x0804b656 in run_argv (argv=0xbfffeb74, argcp=0xbfffeb70) at git.c:481 #4 main (argc=3, argv=0xbfffec08) at git.c:556

But it's already been fixed by 8efb889: branch: segfault fixes and validation.

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Dennis Kaarsemaker
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Junio C Hamano· Mar 9, 2013, 21:16 UTC · re: Strasser Pablo · lore

Re: Segfault in git 1.8.1.5

Strasser Pablo <strasserpablo@bluewin.ch> writes:
> I segfault with the following command:
>
> git checkout HEAD~1
> git branch -u origin/master

A patch to address this in cooking in 'next', and is expected to be in 1.8.2.1 or later.

Strasser Pablo· Mar 9, 2013, 21:31 UTC · re: Junio C Hamano · lore

Re: Segfault in git 1.8.1.5

On Saturday 09 March 2013 13.16:35 Junio C Hamano wrote:
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> Strasser Pablo <strasserpablo@bluewin.ch> writes:
> > I segfault with the following command:
> > 
> > git checkout HEAD~1
> > git branch -u origin/master
> 
> A patch to address this in cooking in 'next', and is expected to be
> in 1.8.2.1 or later.
Ok thanks.

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