"Han-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > From: Han-Wen Nienhuys <hanwen@xxxxxxxxxx> > > The format allows for some ambiguity, as a lone footer also starts > with a valid file header. However, the current JGit code will barf on > this. This commit codifies this behavior into the standard. Nice to see the documentation being careful. > > Signed-off-by: Han-Wen Nienhuys <hanwen@xxxxxxxxxx> > --- > Documentation/technical/reftable.txt | 7 +++++++ > 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/Documentation/technical/reftable.txt b/Documentation/technical/reftable.txt > index 8bad9ade256..6223538d64e 100644 > --- a/Documentation/technical/reftable.txt > +++ b/Documentation/technical/reftable.txt > @@ -715,6 +715,13 @@ version) > > Once verified, the other fields of the footer can be accessed. > > +Empty tables > +++++++++++++ > + > +A reftable may be empty. In this case, the file starts with a header > +and is immediately followed by a footer. > + > + > Varint encoding > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
