As pointed out in a review of the `--rebase-merges` patch series, `rollback_lock_file()` clobbers errno. Therefore, we have to report the error message that uses errno before calling said function. Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@xxxxxx> --- sequencer.c | 10 ++++++---- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/sequencer.c b/sequencer.c index 5e3a50fafc9..674e26bf826 100644 --- a/sequencer.c +++ b/sequencer.c @@ -346,12 +346,14 @@ static int write_message(const void *buf, size_t len, const char *filename, if (msg_fd < 0) return error_errno(_("could not lock '%s'"), filename); if (write_in_full(msg_fd, buf, len) < 0) { + error_errno(_("could not write to '%s'"), filename); rollback_lock_file(&msg_file); - return error_errno(_("could not write to '%s'"), filename); + return -1; } if (append_eol && write(msg_fd, "\n", 1) < 0) { + error_errno(_("could not write eol to '%s'"), filename); rollback_lock_file(&msg_file); - return error_errno(_("could not write eol to '%s'"), filename); + return -1; } if (commit_lock_file(&msg_file) < 0) return error(_("failed to finalize '%s'"), filename); @@ -2125,9 +2127,9 @@ static int save_head(const char *head) written = write_in_full(fd, buf.buf, buf.len); strbuf_release(&buf); if (written < 0) { + error_errno(_("could not write to '%s'"), git_path_head_file()); rollback_lock_file(&head_lock); - return error_errno(_("could not write to '%s'"), - git_path_head_file()); + return -1; } if (commit_lock_file(&head_lock) < 0) return error(_("failed to finalize '%s'"), git_path_head_file()); -- 2.17.0.windows.1.33.gfcbb1fa0445