From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on dcvr.yhbt.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-ASN: AS31976 209.132.180.0/23 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.1 required=3.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_HI,T_RP_MATCHES_RCVD shortcircuit=no autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by dcvr.yhbt.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 263271F404 for ; Fri, 9 Feb 2018 13:20:30 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751029AbeBINU1 (ORCPT ); Fri, 9 Feb 2018 08:20:27 -0500 Received: from cpanel2.indieserve.net ([199.212.143.6]:49106 "EHLO cpanel2.indieserve.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750924AbeBINU1 (ORCPT ); Fri, 9 Feb 2018 08:20:27 -0500 Received: from 69-196-158-250.dsl.teksavvy.com ([69.196.158.250]:43470 helo=android-a172fe96dd584b41) by cpanel2.indieserve.net with esmtpsa (TLSv1.2:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:256) (Exim 4.89_1) (envelope-from ) id 1ek8bK-0007by-FK for git@vger.kernel.org; Fri, 09 Feb 2018 08:20:26 -0500 Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2018 08:20:24 -0500 (EST) From: "Robert P. J. Day" X-X-Sender: rpjday@android-a172fe96dd584b41 To: Git Mailing list Subject: "git bisect run make" adequate to locate first unbuildable commit? Message-ID: User-Agent: Alpine 2.21 (LFD 202 2017-01-01) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - cpanel2.indieserve.net X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - vger.kernel.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - crashcourse.ca X-Get-Message-Sender-Via: cpanel2.indieserve.net: authenticated_id: rpjday+crashcourse.ca/only user confirmed/virtual account not confirmed X-Authenticated-Sender: cpanel2.indieserve.net: rpjday@crashcourse.ca X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org writing a short tutorial on "git bisect" and, all the details of special exit code 125 aside, if one wanted to locate the first unbuildable commit, would it be sufficient to just run? $ git bisect run make as i read it, make returns either 0, 1 or 2 so there doesn't appear to be any possibility of weirdness with clashing with a 125 exit code. am i overlooking some subtle detail here i should be aware of? thanks. rday