From: "Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason" <avarab@gmail.com>
To: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Cc: Glen Choo <chooglen@google.com>,
git@vger.kernel.org, Jonathan Tan <jonathantanmy@google.com>,
Josh Steadmon <steadmon@google.com>,
Emily Shaffer <emilyshaffer@google.com>,
Philippe Blain <levraiphilippeblain@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 5/5] branch.c: replace questionable exit() codes
Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2021 10:19:16 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <211213.8635mwamah.gmgdl@evledraar.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <xmqq5yrsg9n2.fsf@gitster.g>
On Mon, Dec 13 2021, Junio C Hamano wrote:
> Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> The latter should really be "exit(1)", not 128. We should reserve that
>> for die().
>
> Is it because install_branch_config_multiple_remotes() gives enough
> information to the user that the caller exits without its own
> message? In other words, are messages given by the callee to the
> users are morally equivalent to what the caller would call die()
> with, if the callee were silent? If so, 128 is perfectly fine. If
> not, 1 or anything positive that is not 128 may be more appropriate.
We don't really document this outside of this tidbit:
Documentation/technical/api-error-handling.txt-- `die` is for fatal application errors. It prints a message to
Documentation/technical/api-error-handling.txt: the user and exits with status 128.
Documentation/technical/api-error-handling.txt-
Documentation/technical/api-error-handling.txt-- `usage` is for errors in command line usage. After printing its
Documentation/technical/api-error-handling.txt- message, it exits with status 129. (See also `usage_with_options`
Documentation/technical/api-error-handling.txt- in the link:api-parse-options.html[parse-options API].)
But while that doesn't say that you can *only* use 128 for die, and I
wouldn't consider the existing code that calls exit(128) in dire need of
a change, most of the builtins simply return with 1 for generic errors,
and reserve 128 for die()..
So for any new code it makes sense to follow that convention.
> Either case, -1 is a definite no-no.
I've got a local WIP patch to fix those that I can polish up, if you're
interested. It's the result of adding the below & running the test suite
against it:
diff --git a/git.c b/git.c
index 60c2784be45..d6bdb3571df 100644
--- a/git.c
+++ b/git.c
@@ -419,6 +419,7 @@ static int handle_alias(int *argcp, const char ***argv)
static int run_builtin(struct cmd_struct *p, int argc, const char **argv)
{
int status, help;
+ int posix_status;
struct stat st;
const char *prefix;
@@ -459,6 +460,9 @@ static int run_builtin(struct cmd_struct *p, int argc, const char **argv)
validate_cache_entries(the_repository->index);
status = p->fn(argc, argv, prefix);
+ posix_status = status & 0xFF;
+ if (status != posix_status)
+ BUG("got status %d which will be cast to %d, returning error() perhaps?", status, posix_status);
validate_cache_entries(the_repository->index);
if (status)
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2021-12-13 9:26 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 110+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2021-11-22 22:32 [PATCH 0/4] implement branch --recurse-submodules Glen Choo
2021-11-22 22:32 ` [PATCH 1/4] submodule-config: add submodules_of_tree() helper Glen Choo
2021-11-23 2:12 ` Jonathan Tan
2021-11-23 19:48 ` Glen Choo
2021-11-23 10:53 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-11-23 18:35 ` Glen Choo
2021-11-23 22:46 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-11-22 22:32 ` [PATCH 2/4] branch: refactor out branch validation from create_branch() Glen Choo
2021-11-22 22:32 ` [PATCH 3/4] branch: add --dry-run option to branch Glen Choo
2021-11-23 10:42 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-11-23 18:42 ` Glen Choo
2021-11-23 23:10 ` Jonathan Tan
2021-11-24 0:52 ` Glen Choo
2021-11-22 22:32 ` [PATCH 4/4] branch: add --recurse-submodules option for branch creation Glen Choo
2021-11-23 10:45 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-11-23 18:56 ` Glen Choo
2021-11-23 19:41 ` Philippe Blain
2021-11-23 23:43 ` Glen Choo
2021-11-24 1:31 ` Jonathan Tan
2021-11-24 18:18 ` Glen Choo
2021-11-29 21:01 ` Jonathan Tan
2021-12-06 21:55 ` [PATCH v2 0/3] implement branch --recurse-submodules Glen Choo
2021-12-06 21:55 ` [PATCH v2 1/3] branch: move --set-upstream-to behavior to setup_tracking() Glen Choo
2021-12-06 22:48 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-12-08 18:48 ` Glen Choo
2021-12-06 23:28 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-12-08 17:09 ` Glen Choo
2021-12-06 21:55 ` [PATCH v2 2/3] builtin/branch: clean up action-picking logic in cmd_branch() Glen Choo
2021-12-06 21:55 ` [PATCH v2 3/3] branch: add --recurse-submodules option for branch creation Glen Choo
2021-12-09 18:49 ` [PATCH v3 0/5] implement branch --recurse-submodules Glen Choo
2021-12-09 18:49 ` [PATCH v3 1/5] branch: move --set-upstream-to behavior to setup_tracking() Glen Choo
2021-12-09 21:19 ` Jonathan Tan
2021-12-09 22:16 ` Glen Choo
2021-12-09 18:49 ` [PATCH v3 2/5] branch: remove forward declaration of validate_branch_start() Glen Choo
2021-12-09 18:49 ` [PATCH v3 3/5] builtin/branch: clean up action-picking logic in cmd_branch() Glen Choo
2021-12-09 21:23 ` Jonathan Tan
2021-12-09 21:57 ` Glen Choo
2021-12-09 18:49 ` [PATCH v3 4/5] branch: add --recurse-submodules option for branch creation Glen Choo
2021-12-11 18:08 ` Philippe Blain
2021-12-14 20:08 ` Glen Choo
2021-12-09 18:49 ` [PATCH v3 5/5] branch.c: replace questionable exit() codes Glen Choo
2021-12-10 2:21 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-12-10 17:43 ` Glen Choo
2021-12-13 9:02 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-12-13 9:19 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason [this message]
2021-12-13 19:26 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-12-09 21:59 ` [PATCH v3 0/5] implement branch --recurse-submodules Jonathan Tan
2021-12-09 22:21 ` Glen Choo
2021-12-13 23:20 ` Jonathan Tan
2021-12-14 18:47 ` Glen Choo
2021-12-16 0:32 ` [PATCH v4 " Glen Choo
2021-12-16 0:32 ` [PATCH v4 1/5] branch: move --set-upstream-to behavior to dwim_and_setup_tracking() Glen Choo
2021-12-16 0:32 ` [PATCH v4 2/5] branch: make create_branch() always create a branch Glen Choo
2021-12-16 0:32 ` [PATCH v4 3/5] branch: add a dry_run parameter to create_branch() Glen Choo
2021-12-16 0:32 ` [PATCH v4 4/5] builtin/branch: clean up action-picking logic in cmd_branch() Glen Choo
2021-12-16 0:32 ` [PATCH v4 5/5] branch: add --recurse-submodules option for branch creation Glen Choo
2021-12-16 23:33 ` [PATCH v5 0/5] implement branch --recurse-submodules Glen Choo
2021-12-16 23:33 ` [PATCH v5 1/5] branch: move --set-upstream-to behavior to dwim_and_setup_tracking() Glen Choo
2021-12-16 23:33 ` [PATCH v5 2/5] branch: make create_branch() always create a branch Glen Choo
2021-12-16 23:33 ` [PATCH v5 3/5] branch: add a dry_run parameter to create_branch() Glen Choo
2021-12-16 23:33 ` [PATCH v5 4/5] builtin/branch: clean up action-picking logic in cmd_branch() Glen Choo
2021-12-16 23:33 ` [PATCH v5 5/5] branch: add --recurse-submodules option for branch creation Glen Choo
2021-12-17 0:34 ` [PATCH v5 0/5] implement branch --recurse-submodules Junio C Hamano
2021-12-17 0:45 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-12-20 19:09 ` Glen Choo
2021-12-20 19:50 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-12-20 20:25 ` Glen Choo
2021-12-20 23:34 ` [PATCH v6 " Glen Choo
2021-12-20 23:34 ` [PATCH v6 1/5] branch: move --set-upstream-to behavior to dwim_and_setup_tracking() Glen Choo
2022-01-11 2:09 ` Jonathan Tan
2022-01-11 17:29 ` Glen Choo
2022-01-11 20:03 ` Jonathan Tan
2021-12-20 23:34 ` [PATCH v6 2/5] branch: make create_branch() always create a branch Glen Choo
2022-01-11 2:19 ` Jonathan Tan
2022-01-11 17:51 ` Glen Choo
2021-12-20 23:34 ` [PATCH v6 3/5] branch: add a dry_run parameter to create_branch() Glen Choo
2021-12-20 23:34 ` [PATCH v6 4/5] builtin/branch: clean up action-picking logic in cmd_branch() Glen Choo
2021-12-20 23:34 ` [PATCH v6 5/5] branch: add --recurse-submodules option for branch creation Glen Choo
2021-12-26 4:09 ` Junio C Hamano
2022-01-11 3:28 ` Jonathan Tan
2022-01-11 18:11 ` Glen Choo
2022-01-11 20:15 ` Jonathan Tan
2022-01-11 23:22 ` Glen Choo
2021-12-20 23:36 ` [PATCH v6 0/5] implement branch --recurse-submodules Glen Choo
2021-12-21 1:07 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-12-21 17:51 ` Glen Choo
2022-01-24 20:44 ` [PATCH v7 0/6] " Glen Choo
2022-01-24 20:44 ` [PATCH v7 1/6] branch: move --set-upstream-to behavior to dwim_and_setup_tracking() Glen Choo
2022-01-24 20:44 ` [PATCH v7 2/6] branch: make create_branch() always create a branch Glen Choo
2022-01-24 20:44 ` [PATCH v7 3/6] branch: add a dry_run parameter to create_branch() Glen Choo
2022-01-24 20:44 ` [PATCH v7 4/6] builtin/branch: consolidate action-picking logic in cmd_branch() Glen Choo
2022-01-24 20:44 ` [PATCH v7 5/6] branch: add --recurse-submodules option for branch creation Glen Choo
2022-01-27 20:29 ` Jonathan Tan
2022-01-27 21:32 ` Glen Choo
2022-01-27 22:42 ` Glen Choo
2022-01-24 20:44 ` [PATCH v7 6/6] branch.c: use 'goto cleanup' in setup_tracking() to fix memory leaks Glen Choo
2022-01-27 22:15 ` Junio C Hamano
2022-01-28 19:44 ` Glen Choo
2022-01-29 0:04 ` [PATCH v8 0/6] implement branch --recurse-submodules Glen Choo
2022-01-29 0:04 ` [PATCH v8 1/6] branch: move --set-upstream-to behavior to dwim_and_setup_tracking() Glen Choo
2022-01-29 0:04 ` [PATCH v8 2/6] branch: make create_branch() always create a branch Glen Choo
2022-02-01 22:20 ` Junio C Hamano
2022-01-29 0:04 ` [PATCH v8 3/6] branch: add a dry_run parameter to create_branch() Glen Choo
2022-01-29 0:04 ` [PATCH v8 4/6] builtin/branch: consolidate action-picking logic in cmd_branch() Glen Choo
2022-01-29 0:04 ` [PATCH v8 5/6] branch: add --recurse-submodules option for branch creation Glen Choo
2022-02-04 1:10 ` Glen Choo
2022-02-04 16:15 ` Junio C Hamano
2022-02-04 18:10 ` Glen Choo
2022-01-29 0:04 ` [PATCH v8 6/6] branch.c: use 'goto cleanup' in setup_tracking() to fix memory leaks Glen Choo
2022-02-01 17:43 ` [PATCH v8 0/6] implement branch --recurse-submodules Jonathan Tan
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