Re: [PATCH] fsck: it is OK for a tag and a commit to lack the body

[Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>]

Hi Junio,

On 2015-06-28 20:18, Junio C Hamano wrote:
> diff --git a/fsck.c b/fsck.c
> index 88c92e8..3f264e7 100644
> --- a/fsck.c
> +++ b/fsck.c
> @@ -255,6 +255,15 @@ static int require_end_of_header(const void
> *data, unsigned long size,
>  		}
>  	}
>  
> +	/*
> +	 * We did not find double-LF that separates the header
> +	 * and the body.  Not having a body is not a crime but
> +	 * we do want to see the terminating LF for the last header
> +	 * line.
> +	 */
> +	if (size && buffer[size - 1] == '\n')
> +		return 0;
> +
>  	return error_func(obj, FSCK_ERROR, "unterminated header");
>  }
>  

Hmm. Maybe we should still warn when there is no empty line finishing the header explicitly, or at least make it FSCK_IGNORE by default so that maintainers who like a stricter check can upgrade the condition to an error?

Otherwise: ACK.

Ciao,
Dscho