Erik Elfström <erik.elfstrom@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > read_gitfile will die on most error cases. This makes it unsuitable > for speculative calls. Extract the core logic and provide a gentle > version that returns NULL on failure. > > The first usecase of the new gentle version will be to probe for > submodules during git clean. > > Helped-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx> > Helped-by: Jeff King <peff@xxxxxxxx> > Signed-off-by: Erik Elfström <erik.elfstrom@xxxxxxxxx> > --- > cache.h | 3 ++- > setup.c | 82 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------- > 2 files changed, 67 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/cache.h b/cache.h > index 3d3244b..6e29068 100644 > --- a/cache.h > +++ b/cache.h > @@ -431,7 +431,8 @@ extern int set_git_dir(const char *path); > extern const char *get_git_namespace(void); > extern const char *strip_namespace(const char *namespaced_ref); > extern const char *get_git_work_tree(void); > -extern const char *read_gitfile(const char *path); > +extern const char *read_gitfile_gently(const char *path, int *return_error_code); > +#define read_gitfile(path) read_gitfile_gently((path), NULL) > extern const char *resolve_gitdir(const char *suspect); > extern void set_git_work_tree(const char *tree); > > diff --git a/setup.c b/setup.c > index 979b13f..e1897cc 100644 > --- a/setup.c > +++ b/setup.c > @@ -335,35 +335,53 @@ static int check_repository_format_gently(const char *gitdir, int *nongit_ok) > /* > * Try to read the location of the git directory from the .git file, > * return path to git directory if found. > + * > + * On failure, if return_error_code is not NULL, return_error_code > + * will be set to an error code and NULL will be returned. If > + * return_error_code is NULL the function will die instead (for most > + * cases). > */ > -const char *read_gitfile(const char *path) > +const char *read_gitfile_gently(const char *path, int *return_error_code) > { > - char *buf; > - char *dir; > + int error_code = 0; > + char *buf = NULL; > + char *dir = NULL; > const char *slash; > struct stat st; > int fd; > ssize_t len; > > - if (stat(path, &st)) > - return NULL; > - if (!S_ISREG(st.st_mode)) > - return NULL; > + if (stat(path, &st)) { > + error_code = 1; > + goto cleanup_return; > + } > + if (!S_ISREG(st.st_mode)) { > + error_code = 2; > + goto cleanup_return; > + } > fd = open(path, O_RDONLY); > - if (fd < 0) > - die_errno("Error opening '%s'", path); > + if (fd < 0) { > + error_code = 3; > + goto cleanup_return; > + } > buf = xmalloc(st.st_size + 1); > len = read_in_full(fd, buf, st.st_size); > close(fd); > - if (len != st.st_size) > - die("Error reading %s", path); > + if (len != st.st_size) { > + error_code = 4; > + goto cleanup_return; > + } > buf[len] = '\0'; > - if (!starts_with(buf, "gitdir: ")) > - die("Invalid gitfile format: %s", path); > + if (!starts_with(buf, "gitdir: ")) { > + error_code = 5; > + goto cleanup_return; > + } > while (buf[len - 1] == '\n' || buf[len - 1] == '\r') > len--; > - if (len < 9) > - die("No path in gitfile: %s", path); > + if (len < 9) { > + error_code = 6; > + goto cleanup_return; > + } > buf[len] = '\0'; > dir = buf + 8; > > @@ -378,11 +396,41 @@ const char *read_gitfile(const char *path) > buf = dir; > } > > - if (!is_git_directory(dir)) > - die("Not a git repository: %s", dir); > + if (!is_git_directory(dir)) { > + error_code = 7; > + goto cleanup_return; > + } > path = real_path(dir); > > +cleanup_return: > free(buf); > + > + if (return_error_code) > + *return_error_code = error_code; > + > + if (error_code) { > + if (return_error_code) > + return NULL; > + > + switch (error_code) { > + case 1: // failed to stat > + case 2: // not regular file Please do not use C++ // comments. > + return NULL; > + case 3: > + die_errno("Error opening '%s'", path); > + case 4: > + die("Error reading %s", path); > + case 5: > + die("Invalid gitfile format: %s", path); > + case 6: > + die("No path in gitfile: %s", path); > + case 7: > + die("Not a git repository: %s", dir); > + default: > + assert(0); > + } > + } > + > return path; > } -- 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