On 01/24, Stefan Beller wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 24, 2017 at 1:58 PM, Brandon Williams <bmwill@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On 01/24, Stefan Beller wrote:
> >> + if (read_gitfile_gently(old_git_dir, &err_code) ||
> >> + err_code == READ_GITFILE_ERR_NOT_A_REPO) {
> >> + /*
> >> + * If it is an actual gitfile, it doesn't need migration,
> >> + * however in case of a recursively nested submodule, the
> >> + * gitfile content may be stale, as its superproject
> >> + * (which may be a submodule of another superproject)
> >> + * may have been moved. So expect a bogus pointer to be read,
> >> + * which materializes as error READ_GITFILE_ERR_NOT_A_REPO.
> >> + */
> >> + connect_work_tree_and_git_dir(path, real_new_git_dir);
> >
> > So connect_work_tree_and_git_dir() will update the .gitfile if it is
> > stale.
> >
> >> + return;
> >> + }
> >> +
> >> + if (submodule_uses_worktrees(path))
> >> + die(_("relocate_gitdir for submodule '%s' with "
> >> + "more than one worktree not supported"), path);
> >
> > No current support for worktrees (yet!).
> >
> >> +
> >> if (!prefix)
> >> prefix = get_super_prefix();
> >>
> >> @@ -1437,22 +1448,14 @@ void absorb_git_dir_into_superproject(const char *prefix,
> >> const char *path,
> >> unsigned flags)
> >> {
> >> - const char *sub_git_dir, *v;
> >> - char *real_sub_git_dir = NULL, *real_common_git_dir = NULL;
> >> struct strbuf gitdir = STRBUF_INIT;
> >> -
> >> strbuf_addf(&gitdir, "%s/.git", path);
> >> - sub_git_dir = resolve_gitdir(gitdir.buf);
> >>
> >> /* Not populated? */
> >> - if (!sub_git_dir)
> >> + if (!file_exists(gitdir.buf))
> >> goto out;
> >
> > There should be a is_submodule_populated() function now, maybe
> > we should start using it when performing population checks?
>
> Yes I am aware of that, but the problem is we cannot use it here.
> is_submodule_populated[1], just like the code here, uses
> resolve_gitdir, which is
>
> const char *resolve_gitdir(const char *suspect)
> {
> if (is_git_directory(suspect))
> return suspect;
> return read_gitfile(suspect);
> }
>
> And there you see the problem: read_gitfile will die on error.
> we'd have to have use read_gitfile_gently(old_git_dir, &err_code),
> and then allow READ_GITFILE_ERR_NOT_A_REPO to go through,
> just as above.
Hmm, then maybe is_submodule_populated should be rewritten to not die on
an error then?
>
> And that is also the reason why we had to move submodule_uses_worktrees
> down, as it also uses no gentle function to look for a git directory
> (read: it would die as well). When you have bogus content in your
> .git file, there is really nothing you can do to determine if the submodule
> is part of a worktree setup, so it is fine to postpone the check until after we
> fixed up the link.
>
> So here is the bug you spotted: If it is a worktree already, then
> read_gitfile_gently would work fine, no need to "fix" it.
>
> I'll resend with logic as follows:
>
> char *retvalue = read_gitfile_gently(old_git_dir, &err_code);
> if (retvalue)
> // return early; a worktree is fine here, no need to check
> // because we do nothing
>
> if (err_code == READ_GITFILE_ERR_NOT_A_REPO)
> // connect; then check for worktree and return early;
>
> // do the actual relocation.
>
>
> [1] as found e.g. at
> https://public-inbox.org/git/1481915002-162130-2-git-send-email-bmwill@xxxxxxxxxx/
>
> >
> >>
> >> - /* Is it already absorbed into the superprojects git dir? */
> >> - real_sub_git_dir = real_pathdup(sub_git_dir);
> >> - real_common_git_dir = real_pathdup(get_git_common_dir());
> >> - if (!skip_prefix(real_sub_git_dir, real_common_git_dir, &v))
> >> - relocate_single_git_dir_into_superproject(prefix, path);
> >> + relocate_single_git_dir_into_superproject(prefix, path);
> >
> > So the check was just pushed into the relocation function.
>
> The check was pushed down, so we can use the
> connect_work_tree_and_git_dir instead.
>
> >
> >>
> >> if (flags & ABSORB_GITDIR_RECURSE_SUBMODULES) {
> >> struct child_process cp = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
> >> @@ -1481,6 +1484,4 @@ void absorb_git_dir_into_superproject(const char *prefix,
> >>
> >> out:
> >> strbuf_release(&gitdir);
> >> - free(real_sub_git_dir);
> >> - free(real_common_git_dir);
> >> }
> >> diff --git a/t/t7412-submodule-absorbgitdirs.sh b/t/t7412-submodule-absorbgitdirs.sh
> >> index 1c47780e2b..e2bbb449b6 100755
> >> --- a/t/t7412-submodule-absorbgitdirs.sh
> >> +++ b/t/t7412-submodule-absorbgitdirs.sh
> >> @@ -64,6 +64,33 @@ test_expect_success 'absorb the git dir in a nested submodule' '
> >> test_cmp expect.2 actual.2
> >> '
> >>
> >> +test_expect_success 're-setup nested submodule' '
> >> + # un-absorb the direct submodule, to test if the nested submodule
> >> + # is still correct (needs a rewrite of the gitfile only)
> >> + rm -rf sub1/.git &&
> >> + mv .git/modules/sub1 sub1/.git &&
> >> + GIT_WORK_TREE=. git -C sub1 config --unset core.worktree &&
> >> + # fixup the nested submodule
> >> + echo "gitdir: ../.git/modules/nested" >sub1/nested/.git &&
> >> + GIT_WORK_TREE=../../../nested git -C sub1/.git/modules/nested config \
> >> + core.worktree "../../../nested" &&
> >> + # make sure this re-setup is correct
> >> + git status --ignore-submodules=none
> >> +'
> >> +
> >> +test_expect_success 'absorb the git dir in a nested submodule' '
> >> + git status >expect.1 &&
> >> + git -C sub1/nested rev-parse HEAD >expect.2 &&
> >> + git submodule absorbgitdirs &&
> >> + test -f sub1/.git &&
> >> + test -f sub1/nested/.git &&
> >> + test -d .git/modules/sub1/modules/nested &&
> >> + git status >actual.1 &&
> >> + git -C sub1/nested rev-parse HEAD >actual.2 &&
> >> + test_cmp expect.1 actual.1 &&
> >> + test_cmp expect.2 actual.2
> >> +'
> >> +
> >> test_expect_success 'setup a gitlink with missing .gitmodules entry' '
> >> git init sub2 &&
> >> test_commit -C sub2 first &&
> >> --
> >> 2.11.0.486.g67830dbe1c
> >
> >
> > Aside from my one question the rest of this looks good to me.
> >
> > --
> > Brandon Williams
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Brandon Williams