New git users may want to locally delete remote-tracking branches but
don't really understand how they are distinguished from branches by git.
Then one may naively try:
`git branch -d foo/bar` and get a correct error `branch foo/bar not
found` but hard to understand for a newbie, this patch aims to guide one
in such case.
when failing to delete a branch with `git branch -d <branch>` because
of branch not found, try to find a **remote refs** matching `<branch>`
and if so, add an hint:
`Did you forget --remote?` to the error message
Signed-off-by: Clement Mabileau <mabileau.clement@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
"git pack-redundant" gave a warning when run, as the command has
outlived its usefulness long ago and is nominated for future
removal. Now we escalate to give an error.
* jk/really-deprecate-pack-redundant:
pack-redundant: escalate deprecation warning to an error
Document what the pathname-looking strings in "rev-list --object"
output are for and what they mean.
* jk/document-rev-list-object-name:
docs: document caveats of rev-list's object-name output
"git blame --contents=<file> <rev> -- <path>" used to be forbidden,
but now it finds the origins of lines starting at <file> contents
through the history that leads to <rev>.
* jk/blame-contents-with-arbitrary-commit:
blame: allow --contents to work with non-HEAD commit
Streamline --rebase-merges command line option handling and
introduce rebase.merges configuration variable.
* ah/rebase-merges-config:
rebase: add a config option for --rebase-merges
rebase: deprecate --rebase-merges=""
rebase: add documentation and test for --no-rebase-merges
Code clean-up.
* jk/fast-export-cleanup:
fast-export: drop unused parameter from anonymize_commit_message()
fast-export: drop data parameter from anonymous generators
fast-export: de-obfuscate --anonymize-map handling
fast-export: factor out anonymized_entry creation
fast-export: simplify initialization of anonymized hashmaps
fast-export: drop const when storing anonymized values
The index files can become corrupt under certain conditions when
the split-index feature is in use, especially together with
fsmonitor, which have been corrected.
* js/split-index-fixes:
unpack-trees: take care to propagate the split-index flag
fsmonitor: avoid overriding `cache_changed` bits
split-index; stop abusing the `base_oid` to strip the "link" extension
split-index & fsmonitor: demonstrate a bug
The wildmatch library code unlearns exponential behaviour it
acquired some time ago since it was borrowed from rsync.
* pw/wildmatch-fixes:
t3070: make chain lint tester happy
wildmatch: hide internal return values
wildmatch: avoid undefined behavior
wildmatch: fix exponential behavior
When I ran this test using `TEST_SHELL_PATH=/bin/bash` in my Ubuntu
setup (where Bash is at version 5.0.17(1)-release), I was greeted with
this error message:
./test-lib.sh: line 1072: $CHALLENGE: ambiguous redirect
This commit fixes that error by quoting the `CHALLENGE` variable (which
has as value a path containing spaces), and by avoiding to cuddle the
empty string parameter in the `printf` call with the redirect character
(in fact, the `printf ''>$CHALLENGE` is removed because the next line
overwrites the file anyway because it _also_ uses a single `>` to
redirect the output).
Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
A recent-ish change to allow unicode character classes to be used
with "grep -P" triggered a JIT bug in older pcre2 libraries.
The problematic change in Git built with these older libraries has
been disabled to work around the bug.
* mk/workaround-pcre-jit-ucp-bug:
grep: work around UTF-8 related JIT bug in PCRE2 <= 10.34
Code clean-up to use designated initializers in parse-options API.
* sg/parse-options-h-initializers:
parse-options.h: use designated initializers in OPT_* macros
parse-options.h: rename _OPT_CONTAINS_OR_WITH()'s parameters
parse-options.h: use consistent name for the callback parameters
Code clean-up to include and/or uninclude parse-options.h file as
needed.
* sg/parse-options-h-users:
treewide: remove unnecessary inclusions of parse-options.h from headers
treewide: include parse-options.h in source files
This argument was added in 7cae7627c4 (builtin/grep.c: integrate with
sparse index, 2022-09-22), but it was a carry-over from an earlier
version where the --sparse flag was added to the 'git grep' builtin.
This argument does not exist, so currently the
p2000-sparse-operations.sh performance test script fails when reaching
this step.
With this fix, the script works with these numbers for my copy of the
Git source code repository:
Test HEAD
------------------------------------------------------------
2000.30: git grep --cached ... (full-v3) 0.34(1.20+0.14)
2000.31: git grep --cached ... (full-v4) 0.31(1.15+0.13)
2000.32: git grep --cached ... (sparse-v3) 0.26(1.13+0.12)
2000.33: git grep --cached ... (sparse-v4) 0.27(1.13+0.12)
Signed-off-by: Derrick Stolee <derrickstolee@github.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
At first glance, the names given by "rev-list --objects" seem like a
good way to see which paths are present in a set of commits. But there
are some subtle gotchas there. We do not document the format of the
names at all, so let's do so, along with warning of these problems.
I intentionally did not document the exact format of the names here, as
I don't think it's something we want people to rely on (though I doubt
in practice that we'd change it at this point).
Though all of this is historically tied to "--objects", these days we
have a separate "--object-names" flag which can turn the names off or
on. So I put the detailed documentation there, but added a note from
--objects (which did not otherwise mention the names at all, even though
they are on by default).
Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Remove workaround for ancient versions of DocBook to make it work
correctly with groff, which has not been necessary since docbook
1.76 from 2010.
* fc/docbook-remove-groff-workaround:
doc: remove GNU troff workaround
time(2) on glib 2.31+, especially on Linux, goes out of sync with
higher resolution timers used for gettimeofday(2) and by the
filesystem. Replace all calls to it with a git_time() wrapper and
use gettimeofday(2) in its implementation.
* pe/time-use-gettimeofday:
git-compat-util: use gettimeofday(2) for time(2)
Transports that do not support protocol v2 did not correctly fall
back to protocol v0 under certain conditions, which has been
corrected.
* jk/fix-proto-downgrade-to-v0:
git_connect(): fix corner cases in downgrading v2 to v0
"git rev-parse --quiet foo@{u}", or anything that asks @{u} to be
parsed with GET_OID_QUIETLY option, did not quietly fail, which has
been corrected.
* fc/oid-quietly-parse-upstream:
object-name: fix quiet @{u} parsing
Lift the limitation that colored prompts can only be used with
PROMPT_COMMAND mode.
* fc/completion-colors-do-not-need-prompt-command:
completion: prompt: use generic colors
1f2e05f0b7 ("wildmatch: fix exponential behavior", 2023-03-20)
introduced a new test with a background process. Backgrounding
necessarily gives a result of 0, so that a seemingly broken && chain is
not really broken.
Adjust t3070 slightly so that our chain lint test recognizes the
construct for what it is and does not raise a false positive.
Signed-off-by: Michael J Gruber <git@grubix.eu>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Commit 50b54fd72a (config: be strict on core.commentChar, 2014-05-17)
notes that “multi-byte character encoding could also be misinterpreted”,
and indeed a multi-byte codepoint (non-ASCII) is not accepted as a valid
`core.commentChar`.
Signed-off-by: Kristoffer Haugsbakk <code@khaugsbakk.name>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
This should have been removed in `ab/retire-scripted-add-p` but wasn't.
Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
When copying the `split_index` structure from one index structure to
another, we need to propagate the `SPLIT_INDEX_ORDERED` flag, too, if it
is set, otherwise Git might forget to write the shared index when that
is actually needed.
It just so _happens_ that in many instances when `unpack_trees()` is
called, the result causes the shared index to be written anyway, but
there are edge cases when that is not so.
Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
As of e636a7b4d0 (read-cache: be specific what part of the index has
changed, 2014-06-13), the paradigm `cache_changed = 1` fell out of
fashion and it became a bit field instead.
This is important because some bits have specific meaning and should not
be unset without care, e.g. `SPLIT_INDEX_ORDERED`.
However, b5a8169752 (mark_fsmonitor_valid(): mark the index as changed
if needed, 2019-05-24) did use the `cache_changed` attribute as if it
were a Boolean instead of a bit field.
That not only would override the `SPLIT_INDEX_ORDERED` bit when marking
index entries as valid via the FSMonitor, but worse: it would set the
`SOMETHING_OTHER` bit (whose value is 1). This means that Git would
unnecessarily force a full index to be written out when a split index
was asked for.
Let's instead use the bit that is specifically intended to indicate
FSMonitor-triggered changes, allowing the split-index feature to work as
designed.
Noticed-by: Jeff Hostetler <jeffhost@microsoft.com>
Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
When a split-index is in effect, the `$GIT_DIR/index` file needs to
contain a "link" extension that contains all the information about the
split-index, including the information about the shared index.
However, in some cases Git needs to suppress writing that "link"
extension (i.e. to fall back to writing a full index) even if the
in-memory index structure _has_ a `split_index` configured. This is the
case e.g. when "too many not shared" index entries exist.
In such instances, the current code sets the `base_oid` field of said
`split_index` structure to all-zero to indicate that `do_write_index()`
should skip writing the "link" extension.
This can lead to problems later on, when the in-memory index is still
used to perform other operations and eventually wants to write a
split-index, detects the presence of the `split_index` and reuses that,
too (under the assumption that it has been initialized correctly and
still has a non-null `base_oid`).
Let's stop zeroing out the `base_oid` to indicate that the "link"
extension should not be written.
One might be tempted to simply call `discard_split_index()` instead,
under the assumption that Git decided to write a non-split index and
therefore the `split_index` structure might no longer be wanted.
However, that is not possible because that would release index entries
in `split_index->base` that are likely to still be in use. Therefore we
cannot do that.
The next best thing we _can_ do is to introduce a bit field to indicate
specifically which index extensions (not) to write. So that's what we do
here.
Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
This commit adds a new test case that demonstrates a bug in the
split-index code that is triggered under certain circumstances when the
FSMonitor is enabled, and its symptom manifests in the form of one of
the following error messages:
BUG: fsmonitor.c:20: fsmonitor_dirty has more entries than the index (2 > 1)
BUG: unpack-trees.c:776: pos <n> doesn't point to the first entry of <dir>/ in index
error: invalid path ''
error: The following untracked working tree files would be overwritten by reset:
initial.t
Which of these error messages appears depends on timing-dependent
conditions.
Technically the root cause lies with a bug in the split-index code that
has nothing to do with FSMonitor, but for the sake of this new test case
it was the easiest way to trigger the bug.
The bug is this: Under specific conditions, Git needs to skip writing
the "link" extension (which is the index extension containing the
information pertaining to the split-index). To do that, the `base_oid`
attribute of the `split_index` structure in the in-memory index is
zeroed out, and `do_write_index()` specifically checks for a "null"
`base_oid` to understand that the "link" extension should not be
written. However, this violates the consistency of the in-memory index
structure, but that does not cause problems in most cases because the
process exits without using the in-memory index structure anymore,
anyway.
But: _When_ the in-memory index is still used (which is the case e.g. in
`git rebase`), subsequent writes of `the_index` are at risk of writing
out a bogus index file, one that _should_ have a "link" extension but
does not. In many cases, the `SPLIT_INDEX_ORDERED` flag _happens_ to be
set for subsequent writes, forcing the shared index to be written, which
re-initializes `base_oid` to a non-bogus state, and all is good.
When it is _not_ set, however, all kinds of mayhem ensue, resulting in
above-mentioned error messages, and often enough putting worktrees in a
totally broken state where the only recourse is to manually delete the
`index` and the `index.lock` files and then call `git reset` manually.
Not something to ask users to do.
The reason why it is comparatively easy to trigger the bug with
FSMonitor is that there is _another_ bug in the FSMonitor code:
`mark_fsmonitor_valid()` sets `cache_changed` to 1, i.e. treating that
variable as a Boolean. But it is a bit field, and 1 happens to be the
`SOMETHING_CHANGED` bit that forces the "link" extension to be skipped
when writing the index, among other things.
"Comparatively easy" is a relative term in this context, for sure. The
essence of how the new test case triggers the bug is as following:
1. The `git rebase` invocation will first reset the worktree to
a commit that contains only the `one.t` file, and then execute a
rebase script that starts with the following commands (commit hashes
skipped):
label onto
reset initial
pick two
label two
reset two
pick three
[...]
2. Before executing the `label` command, a split index is written, as
well as the shared index.
3. The `reset initial` command in the rebase script writes out a new
split index but skips writing the shared index, as intended.
4. The `pick two` command updates the worktree and refreshes the index,
marking the `two.t` entry as valid via the FSMonitor, which sets the
`SOMETHING_CHANGED` bit in `cache_changed`, which in turn causes the
`base_oid` attribute to be zeroed out and a full (non-split) index
to be written (making sure _not_ to write the "link" extension).
5. Now, the `reset two` command will leave the worktree alone, but
still write out a new split index, not writing the shared index
(because `base_oid` is still zeroed out, and there is no index entry
update requiring it to be written, either).
6. When it is turn to run `pick three`, the index is read, but it is
too short: It only contains a single entry when there should be two,
because the "link" extension is missing from the written-out index
file.
There are three bugs at play, actually, which will be fixed over the
course of the next commits:
- The `base_oid` attribute should not be zeroed out to indicate when
the "link" extension should not be written, as it puts the in-memory
index structure into an inconsistent state.
- The FSMonitor should not overwrite bits in `cache_changed`.
- The `unpack_trees()` function tries to reuse the `split_index`
structure from the source index, if any, but does not propagate the
`SPLIT_INDEX_ORDERED` flag.
While a fix for the second bug would let this test case pass, there are
other conditions where the `SOMETHING_CHANGED` bit is set. Therefore,
the bug that most crucially needs to be fixed is the first one.
Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
The purpose of the new option is to accommodate users who would like
--rebase-merges to be on by default and to facilitate turning on
--rebase-merges by default without configuration in a future version of
Git.
Name the new option rebase.rebaseMerges, even though it is a little
redundant, for consistency with the name of the command line option and
to be clear when scrolling through values in the [rebase] section of
.gitconfig.
Support setting rebase.rebaseMerges to the nonspecific value "true" for
users who don't need to or don't want to learn about the difference
between rebase-cousins and no-rebase-cousins.
Make --rebase-merges without an argument on the command line override
any value of rebase.rebaseMerges in the configuration, for consistency
with other command line flags with optional arguments that have an
associated config option.
Signed-off-by: Alex Henrie <alexhenrie24@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
The unusual syntax --rebase-merges="" (that is, --rebase-merges with an
empty string argument) has been an undocumented synonym of
--rebase-merges without an argument. Deprecate that syntax to avoid
confusion when a rebase.rebaseMerges config option is introduced, where
rebase.rebaseMerges="" will be equivalent to --no-rebase-merges.
It is not likely that anyone is actually using this syntax, but just in
case, deprecate the empty string argument instead of dropping support
for it immediately.
Signed-off-by: Alex Henrie <alexhenrie24@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
As far as I can tell, --no-rebase-merges has always worked, but has
never been documented. It is especially important to document it before
a rebase.rebaseMerges option is introduced so that users know how to
override the config option on the command line. It's also important to
clarify that --rebase-merges without an argument is not the same as
--no-rebase-merges and not passing --rebase-merges is not the same as
passing --rebase-merges=no-rebase-cousins.
A test case is necessary to make sure that --no-rebase-merges keeps
working after its code is refactored in the following patches of this
series. The test case is a little contrived: It's unlikely that a user
would type both --rebase-merges and --no-rebase-merges at the same time.
However, if an alias is defined which includes --rebase-merges, the user
might decide to add --no-rebase-merges to countermand that part of the
alias but leave alone other flags set by the alias.
Signed-off-by: Alex Henrie <alexhenrie24@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
fd2da4b1ea (archive: add --mtime, 2023-02-18) added a helper function
for checking the file modification time of an extracted entry. Use it
for the older mtime test as well to shorten the code and piggyback on
the archive extraction done to validate file contents.
Signed-off-by: René Scharfe <l.s.r@web.de>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
The --contents option can be used with git blame to blame the file as if
it had the contents from the specified file. This is akin to copying the
contents into the working tree and then running git blame. This option
has been supported since 1cfe77333f ("git-blame: no rev means start
from the working tree file.")
The --contents option always blames the file as if it was based on the
current HEAD commit. If you try to pass a revision while using
--contents, you get the following error:
fatal: cannot use --contents with final commit object name
This is because the blame process generates a fake working tree commit
which always uses the HEAD object as its sole parent.
Enhance fake_working_tree_commit to take the object ID to use for the
parent instead of always using the HEAD object. Then, always generate a
fake commit when we have contents provided, even if we have a final
object. Remove the check to disallow --contents and a final revision.
Note that the behavior of generating a fake working commit is still
skipped when a revision is provided but --contents is not provided.
Generating such a commit in that case would combine the currently
checked out file contents with the provided revision, which breaks
normal blame behavior and produces unexpected results.
This enables use of --contents with an arbitrary revision, rather than
forcing the use of the local HEAD commit. This makes the --contents
option significantly more flexible, as it is no longer required to check
out the working tree to the desired commit before using --contents.
Reword the documentation so that its clear that --contents can be used
with <rev>.
Add tests for the --contents option to the annotate-tests.sh test
script.
Signed-off-by: Jacob Keller <jacob.keller@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
The file is gone even if commit_lock_file() fails.
Signed-off-by: Oswald Buddenhagen <oswald.buddenhagen@gmx.de>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
