The prefix check is not related the check of pathspec magic; also there is no code that is relevant after we'd break the loop on a match for "prefix:". So move the check before the loop and shortcircuit the outer loop. Signed-off-by: Stefan Beller <sbeller@xxxxxxxxxx> --- pathspec.c | 19 ++++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/pathspec.c b/pathspec.c index eba37c2..4dff252 100644 --- a/pathspec.c +++ b/pathspec.c @@ -107,21 +107,22 @@ static void eat_long_magic(struct pathspec_item *item, const char *elt, nextat = copyfrom + len; if (!len) continue; + + if (starts_with(copyfrom, "prefix:")) { + char *endptr; + *pathspec_prefix = strtol(copyfrom + 7, + &endptr, 10); + if (endptr - copyfrom != len) + die(_("invalid parameter for pathspec magic 'prefix'")); + continue; + } + for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(pathspec_magic); i++) { if (strlen(pathspec_magic[i].name) == len && !strncmp(pathspec_magic[i].name, copyfrom, len)) { *magic |= pathspec_magic[i].bit; break; } - if (starts_with(copyfrom, "prefix:")) { - char *endptr; - *pathspec_prefix = strtol(copyfrom + 7, - &endptr, 10); - if (endptr - copyfrom != len) - die(_("invalid parameter for pathspec magic 'prefix'")); - /* "i" would be wrong, but it does not matter */ - break; - } } if (ARRAY_SIZE(pathspec_magic) <= i) die(_("Invalid pathspec magic '%.*s' in '%s'"), -- 2.8.2.123.g3bde101 -- 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