When adding wotktrees git can die in get_common_dir_noenv while examining existing worktrees because the commondir file does not exist. Rather than testing if the file exists before reading it handle ENOENT. Signed-off-by: Michal Suchanek <msuchanek@xxxxxxx> --- v2: - do not test file existence first, just read it and handle ENOENT. - handle zero size file correctly --- setup.c | 16 +++++++++++----- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/setup.c b/setup.c index ca9e8a949ed8..dd865f280d34 100644 --- a/setup.c +++ b/setup.c @@ -270,12 +270,20 @@ int get_common_dir_noenv(struct strbuf *sb, const char *gitdir) { struct strbuf data = STRBUF_INIT; struct strbuf path = STRBUF_INIT; - int ret = 0; + int ret; strbuf_addf(&path, "%s/commondir", gitdir); - if (file_exists(path.buf)) { - if (strbuf_read_file(&data, path.buf, 0) <= 0) + ret = strbuf_read_file(&data, path.buf, 0); + if (ret <= 0) { + /* + * if file is missing or zero size (just being written) + * assume default, bail otherwise + */ + if (ret && errno != ENOENT) die_errno(_("failed to read %s"), path.buf); + strbuf_addstr(sb, gitdir); + ret = 0; + } else { while (data.len && (data.buf[data.len - 1] == '\n' || data.buf[data.len - 1] == '\r')) data.len--; @@ -286,8 +294,6 @@ int get_common_dir_noenv(struct strbuf *sb, const char *gitdir) strbuf_addbuf(&path, &data); strbuf_add_real_path(sb, path.buf); ret = 1; - } else { - strbuf_addstr(sb, gitdir); } strbuf_release(&data); -- 2.20.1