From: Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de>
To: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Cc: Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>,
git@vger.kernel.org,
Srinidhi Kaushik <shrinidhi.kaushik@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 2/2] difftool -d: ensure that intent-to-add files are handled correctly
Date: Wed, 1 Jul 2020 23:20:33 +0200 (CEST) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <nycvar.QRO.7.76.6.2007012319100.56@tvgsbejvaqbjf.bet> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <xmqqa70jc5hx.fsf@gitster.c.googlers.com>
Hi Junio,
On Wed, 1 Jul 2020, Junio C Hamano wrote:
> Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> writes:
>
> >> Can we fill the gap by saying how seeing the object name of empty
> >> blob (or worse, tree) instead of 0{40} made "difftool -d" upset?
> >
> > Sorry about catching this only now, after the commit hit `next`.
> >
> > Filling the gap is a slightly more complicated.
> >
> > And now that I looked at the code again, to make sure that I don't say
> > anything stupid, I realize that I just provided incorrect information in
> > my reply elsewhere in this thread: Srinidhi's fix is _not_ enough to fix
> > t7800 with this here patch.
> >
> > Your guess was almost spot on: the empty blob would have worked (as in:
> > not caused an error, but it would have shown incorrect information). The
> > problem really is the attempt trying to read the empty tree as if it was a
> > blob. That results in something like this:
> >
> > error: unable to read sha1 file of /tmp/git-difftool.O8CoK9/right/intent-to-add (4b825dc642cb6eb9a060e54bf8d69288fbee4904)
> > error: could not write 'intent-to-add'
> >
> > And yes, it would have been good to adjust the commit message as you
> > suggested. Sorry for not getting to it in time before it hit `next`.
> >
> > Do you want me to send out a v5 and drop v4 from `next` in favor of the
> > new iteration?
>
> That would help the future "us" quite a lot. Thanks for carefully
> thinking it through.
You're welcome. Here goes v5:
https://lore.kernel.org/git/pull.654.v5.git.1593638347.gitgitgadget@gmail.com/
Ciao,
Dscho
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2020-07-01 21:20 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 37+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2020-06-11 12:38 [PATCH 0/3] Fix difftool problem with intent-to-add files Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-06-11 12:38 ` [PATCH 1/3] diff-files: fix incorrect usage of an empty tree Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-06-11 12:38 ` [PATCH 2/3] diff-files --raw: handle intent-to-add files correctly Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-06-11 12:38 ` [PATCH 3/3] difftool -d: ensure that intent-to-add files are handled correctly Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-06-23 12:48 ` [PATCH v2 0/3] Fix difftool problem with intent-to-add files Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-06-23 12:48 ` [PATCH v2 1/3] diff-files --raw: handle intent-to-add files correctly Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-06-24 0:09 ` Junio C Hamano
2020-06-24 13:26 ` Johannes Schindelin
2020-06-24 15:26 ` Junio C Hamano
2020-06-24 18:41 ` Junio C Hamano
2020-06-25 17:52 ` Johannes Schindelin
2020-06-24 7:11 ` Srinidhi Kaushik
2020-06-24 13:34 ` Johannes Schindelin
2020-06-24 15:51 ` Junio C Hamano
2020-06-23 12:48 ` [PATCH v2 2/3] diff-files: fix incorrect usage of an empty tree Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-06-24 0:10 ` Junio C Hamano
2020-06-23 12:48 ` [PATCH v2 3/3] difftool -d: ensure that intent-to-add files are handled correctly Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-06-24 14:47 ` [PATCH v3 0/3] Fix difftool problem with intent-to-add files Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-06-24 14:47 ` [PATCH v3 1/3] diff-files --raw: handle intent-to-add files correctly Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-06-24 14:47 ` [PATCH v3 2/3] diff-files: fix incorrect usage of an empty tree Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-06-24 14:47 ` [PATCH v3 3/3] difftool -d: ensure that intent-to-add files are handled correctly Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-06-25 17:53 ` [PATCH v4 0/2] Fix difftool problem with intent-to-add files Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-06-25 17:53 ` [PATCH v4 1/2] diff-files --raw: show correct post-image of " Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-06-25 18:08 ` Junio C Hamano
2020-07-01 9:46 ` Johannes Schindelin
2020-07-01 21:02 ` Junio C Hamano
2020-06-25 18:21 ` Junio C Hamano
2020-07-01 9:52 ` Johannes Schindelin
2020-06-26 17:49 ` Srinidhi Kaushik
2020-06-25 17:53 ` [PATCH v4 2/2] difftool -d: ensure that intent-to-add files are handled correctly Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-06-25 18:11 ` Junio C Hamano
2020-07-01 10:01 ` Johannes Schindelin
2020-07-01 21:03 ` Junio C Hamano
2020-07-01 21:20 ` Johannes Schindelin [this message]
2020-07-01 21:19 ` [PATCH v5 0/2] Fix difftool problem with intent-to-add files Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-07-01 21:19 ` [PATCH v5 1/2] diff-files --raw: show correct post-image of " Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2020-07-01 21:19 ` [PATCH v5 2/2] difftool -d: ensure that intent-to-add files are handled correctly Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
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