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Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v2] prefix_path: show gitdir when arg is outside repo
From: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder () gmail ! com>
Date: 2020-02-28 19:58:05
Message-ID: 20200228195805.GA190372 () google ! com
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Hi,
Emily Shaffer wrote:
> When developing a script, it can be painful to understand why Git thinks
> something is outside the current repo, if the current repo isn't what
> the user thinks it is. Since this can be tricky to diagnose, especially
> in cases like submodules or nested worktrees, let's give the user a hint
> about which repository is offended about that path.
>
> Signed-off-by: Emily Shaffer <emilyshaffer@google.com>
> ---
> pathspec.c | 3 ++-
> setup.c | 3 ++-
> 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/pathspec.c b/pathspec.c
> index 128f27fcb7..166d255642 100644
> --- a/pathspec.c
> +++ b/pathspec.c
> @@ -439,7 +439,8 @@ static void init_pathspec_item(struct pathspec_item *item, unsigned flags,
> match = prefix_path_gently(prefix, prefixlen,
> &prefixlen, copyfrom);
> if (!match)
> - die(_("%s: '%s' is outside repository"), elt, copyfrom);
> + die(_("%s: '%s' is outside repository at '%s'"), elt,
> + copyfrom, absolute_path(get_git_work_tree()));
This is producing segfaults when run by magit. Reproduction recipe:
cd .git
git ls-files ..
Expected result:
fatal: ..: '..' is outside repository
Actual result:
Segmentation fault
Does this need an extra case to handle when there is no work tree?
Thanks,
Jonathan
> }
>
> item->match = match;
> diff --git a/setup.c b/setup.c
> index 12228c0d9c..4ea7a0b081 100644
> --- a/setup.c
> +++ b/setup.c
> @@ -121,7 +121,8 @@ char *prefix_path(const char *prefix, int len, const char *path)
> {
> char *r = prefix_path_gently(prefix, len, NULL, path);
> if (!r)
> - die(_("'%s' is outside repository"), path);
> + die(_("'%s' is outside repository at '%s'"), path,
> + absolute_path(get_git_work_tree()));
> return r;
> }
>
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