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From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox•com>
To: Paul Tan <pyokagan@gmail•com>
Cc: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx•de>,
	Brendan Forster <shiftkey@github•com>,
	Git List <git@vger•kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] Reinstate the helpful message when `git pull --rebase` fails
Date: Fri, 09 Oct 2015 11:40:13 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <xmqq4mhzq41e.fsf@gitster.mtv.corp.google.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <xmqqk2qvq570.fsf@gitster.mtv.corp.google.com> (Junio C. Hamano's message of "Fri, 09 Oct 2015 11:15:15 -0700")

Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox•com> writes:

>> Instead, stepping back a bit, I wonder if we can extend coverage of
>> the helpful message to all die() calls when running git-am. We could
>> just install a die routine with set_die_routine() in builtin/am.c.
>> Then, should die() be called anywhere, the helpful error message will
>> be printed as well.
>
> That could certainly be a valid approach and may give us a better
> end result.  If it works, it could be a change that is localized
> with a lot less impact.

I looked at the codepath involved, and I do not think that is a
feasible way forward in this case.  It is not about a "helpful
message" at all.  You would have to do everything that is done in
the error codepath in your custom die routine, which does not make
much sense.

I think the most sensible regression fix as the first step at this
point is to call it as a separate process, just like the code calls
"apply" as a separate process for each patch.  Optimization can come
later when it is shown that it matters---we need to regain
correctness first.

  reply	other threads:[~2015-10-09 18:40 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 22+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2015-10-08 20:35 [PATCH 0/2] Reinstate the helpful message when `git pull --rebase` fails Johannes Schindelin
2015-10-08 20:35 ` [PATCH 1/2] merge_recursive_options: introduce the "gentle" flag Johannes Schindelin
2015-10-08 20:35 ` [PATCH 2/2] pull --rebase: reinstate helpful message on abort Johannes Schindelin
2015-10-09 18:36   ` Junio C Hamano
2015-10-12  9:16     ` Johannes Schindelin
2015-10-12 20:33       ` Junio C Hamano
2015-10-09  0:52 ` [PATCH 0/2] Reinstate the helpful message when `git pull --rebase` fails Junio C Hamano
2015-10-09  1:40   ` Paul Tan
2015-10-09  9:50     ` Johannes Schindelin
2015-10-09 10:11       ` Johannes Schindelin
2015-10-09 20:49         ` Junio C Hamano
2015-10-10  4:58         ` Torsten Bögershausen
2015-10-10 16:05         ` Torsten Bögershausen
2015-10-12 10:45           ` Johannes Schindelin
2015-10-09 18:15     ` Junio C Hamano
2015-10-09 18:40       ` Junio C Hamano [this message]
2015-10-09 18:55         ` Junio C Hamano
2015-10-12  9:46           ` Johannes Schindelin
2015-10-09 20:46         ` Junio C Hamano
2015-10-12  9:40         ` Johannes Schindelin
2015-10-12 20:28           ` Junio C Hamano
2015-10-13 11:48             ` Johannes Schindelin

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