From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.1 (2015-04-28) on dcvr.yhbt.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-ASN: AS31976 209.132.180.0/23 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.7 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00, FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN,FREEMAIL_FROM,HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_HI shortcircuit=no autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.1 Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by dcvr.yhbt.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7FF901F404 for ; Sun, 16 Sep 2018 07:50:11 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1727115AbeIPNMN (ORCPT ); Sun, 16 Sep 2018 09:12:13 -0400 Received: from mout.gmx.net ([212.227.15.18]:46535 "EHLO mout.gmx.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1727041AbeIPNMN (ORCPT ); Sun, 16 Sep 2018 09:12:13 -0400 Received: from p2520la.lan ([79.218.121.221]) by mail.gmx.com (mrgmx001 [212.227.17.190]) with ESMTPSA (Nemesis) id 0MQiVh-1gOv2c1G4z-00U579; Sun, 16 Sep 2018 09:50:03 +0200 From: Tim Schumacher To: git@vger.kernel.org Cc: gitster@pobox.com, peff@peff.net, avarab@gmail.com, pclouds@gmail.com Subject: [PATCH v5 2/3] Show the call history when an alias is looping Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2018 09:50:01 +0200 Message-Id: <20180916075002.3303-2-timschumi@gmx.de> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.19.0.rc2.1.g4c98b8d69.dirty In-Reply-To: <20180916075002.3303-1-timschumi@gmx.de> References: <20180907224430.23859-1-timschumi@gmx.de> <20180916075002.3303-1-timschumi@gmx.de> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Provags-ID: V03:K1:PKAturQgPOTMKcv1qC3hMF2mrjOa0tdaT+9Xn1j4y+VgU640EtG Kf//45CMgVFyvtBmLemu9hvffsQCYdwMagH02xPolKIDSDw+dqMQcIDOWXZe6kqCF4mBRp0 qlQj1hEd4JqbvqQUkhTTQm7SMOCHrRemkIUkEK3MyULgFwjgNLX+MbSNCqp4iIvzwyA7NGj IbC3UIQr67IpP9dtyc4GQ== X-UI-Out-Filterresults: notjunk:1;V01:K0:gFYw5JgGfLg=:e+PHXh8pSBc1pQfvpszLXg 3GwcaQeSVTtoNPGkS6VjoFOsVt5MvGAYmTLVBte/Q5ltstXia+EobHoSz8aTCR04IzkM9C5Jj cR5H3OfFSLBUxYDMQRyUSORa1SLAmxAtwlo168lkteXB1QuRRgeg/gU1UsgFE+7D8NT+aPATd zLAfiP7cLk50b9Xy4LbbJ5pRJUi1GDKRNK8gsrXueZEUXdylYjmSyJyB5O0UdD8ttXjSr4Zvc c5tm31yhxtGy1J/I5ycjsDY6K+7IUlusOA/qDX6pwbH5hbFGQ8x1t+vVxlkEKIszrgv5Z1vb6 prlvGIWDK8/pKEUW5HCihwpvHwvvfGQx0f+PUFKrODTUahWRHHuCWEXYx/LyKXfXpePCzKrQv g1MU838i9KQpsHP4uvD2BlwKBuK6rCpvhBR0F2IKo66Fv+dtIevGzpG5JcHXYV/MgTMSI9WRQ VeH7yBd78lWfS2X2oIbj7+k3HsUT9louQIeLoYRM1+leUax8fLxvTbUGaqOF3NXviOfjC9Vd2 3Y7y2umTXBwoovA5kiUsE8ui55tk7+Cpj3FkV7FmUadbvAWJMPltYVSvm7CJSFgeRvr/B5Nud NcvT2VBkXtJJGOC6RtFZTUxscoIYMJSkQj/0aIBqiyq1al0l1RGuL/zoJa29G8N09+uKlFfqR aIWDcZFheZPXxVZNseG4goyLe1zMHDS95ArGOjFXknUYjJoGWygVqFRZViGMFvNjZ+fVRQ2d/ rCuaNWLE4AeB9Ki++bkYi1R4C+OJXrDfMQPr+vsjtWGWvMZBQOOdW1X6PPk0MjK9TpSrCLWhH IHLH9cIBkd+GbtyfvNGCef7+L0NSg== Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Just printing the command that the user entered is not particularly helpful when trying to find the alias that causes the loop. Print the history of substituted commands to help the user find the offending alias. Mark the entrypoint of the loop with "<==" and the last command (which looped back to the entrypoint) with "==>". Signed-off-by: Tim Schumacher --- No changes since v4. git.c | 17 +++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/git.c b/git.c index 15727c17f..a20eb4fa1 100644 --- a/git.c +++ b/git.c @@ -675,6 +675,7 @@ static int run_argv(int *argcp, const char ***argv) { int done_alias = 0; struct string_list cmd_list = STRING_LIST_INIT_NODUP; + struct string_list_item *seen; while (1) { /* @@ -692,9 +693,21 @@ static int run_argv(int *argcp, const char ***argv) /* .. then try the external ones */ execv_dashed_external(*argv); - if (unsorted_string_list_has_string(&cmd_list, *argv[0])) { + seen = unsorted_string_list_lookup(&cmd_list, *argv[0]); + if (seen) { + int i; + struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT; + for (i = 0; i < cmd_list.nr; i++) { + struct string_list_item *item = &cmd_list.items[i]; + + strbuf_addf(&sb, "\n %s", item->string); + if (item == seen) + strbuf_addstr(&sb, " <=="); + else if (i == cmd_list.nr - 1) + strbuf_addstr(&sb, " ==>"); + } die(_("alias loop detected: expansion of '%s' does" - " not terminate"), cmd_list.items[0].string); + " not terminate:%s"), cmd_list.items[0].string, sb.buf); } string_list_append(&cmd_list, *argv[0]); -- 2.19.0.rc2.1.g4c98b8d69.dirty