When both --import-marks and --export-marks are given, and specify the same file, that file should be created if it doesn't exist. Without this patch, the caller would have to check for the existence of a marks file and vary its fast-import invocation accordingly. Requested-by: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@xxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Ramkumar Ramachandra <artagnon@xxxxxxxxx> --- fast-import.c | 17 ++++++++++++++++- 1 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) diff --git a/fast-import.c b/fast-import.c index 5055504..cb7a9c9 100644 --- a/fast-import.c +++ b/fast-import.c @@ -3247,8 +3247,23 @@ static void parse_argv(void) usage(fast_import_usage); seen_data_command = 1; - if (import_marks_file) + if (import_marks_file) { + FILE *f = fopen(import_marks_file, "r"); + if (!f) { + if (errno == ENOENT && + !strcmp(import_marks_file, export_marks_file)) { + FILE *d = fopen(import_marks_file, "w"); + if (!d) + die_errno("cannot create '%s'", import_marks_file); + fclose(d); + } + else + die_errno("cannot read '%s'", import_marks_file); + } + else + fclose(f); read_marks(); + } } int main(int argc, const char **argv) -- 1.7.4.rc1.8.g98938a.dirty -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html