Dmitry Ivankov wrote: > "from $null_sha1" and "merge $empty_branch" are already allowed so > allow "merge $null_sha1" command too. The reader might not realize that null_sha1 means 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 until she reads the test script. Is it possible to help her save time? [...] > --- a/fast-import.c > +++ b/fast-import.c > @@ -2631,12 +2631,14 @@ static struct hash_list *parse_merge(unsigned int *count) > die("Mark :%" PRIuMAX " not a commit", idnum); > hashcpy(n->sha1, oe->idx.sha1); > } else if (!get_sha1(from, n->sha1)) { > - unsigned long size; > - char *buf = read_object_with_reference(n->sha1, > - commit_type, &size, n->sha1); > - if (!buf || size < 46) > - die("Not a valid commit: %s", from); > - free(buf); > + if (!is_null_sha1(n->sha1)) { > + unsigned long size; > + char *buf = read_object_with_reference(n->sha1, > + commit_type, &size, n->sha1); > + if (!buf || size < 46) > + die("Not a valid commit: %s", from); > + free(buf); > + } Hm, ok. Maybe the "peel onion" call guarded by this "if" could be a separate function to make this cleaner (and avoid some duplication of code with other functions while at it)? e.g., static int peel_to_commit(unsigned char sha1[20]) { unsigned long size; char *buf = read_object_with_reference(...); if (!buf) return -1; free(buf); if (size < strlen("commit ") + 40) return -1; return 0; } ... if (is_null_sha1(n->sha1)) ; /* ok */ else if (peel_to_commit(n->sha1)) die("Not a valid commit: %s", from); I like the direction, but as it is, this patch feels kind of "meh" to me. Thanks again and hope that helps, Jonathan -- 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