run-command: store an optional argv_array
All child_process structs need to point to an argv. For flexibility, we do not mandate the use of a dynamic argv_array. However, because the child_process does not own the memory, this can make memory management with a separate argv_array difficult. For example, if a function calls start_command but not finish_command, the argv memory must persist. The code needs to arrange to clean up the argv_array separately after finish_command runs. As a result, some of our code in this situation just leaks the memory. To help such cases, this patch adds a built-in argv_array to the child_process, which gets cleaned up automatically (both in finish_command and when start_command fails). Callers may use it if they choose, but can continue to use the raw argv if they wish. Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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@ -109,6 +109,13 @@ terminated), of which .argv[0] is the program name to run (usually
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without a path). If the command to run is a git command, set argv[0] to
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the command name without the 'git-' prefix and set .git_cmd = 1.
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Note that the ownership of the memory pointed to by .argv stays with the
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caller, but it should survive until `finish_command` completes. If the
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.argv member is NULL, `start_command` will point it at the .args
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`argv_array` (so you may use one or the other, but you must use exactly
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one). The memory in .args will be cleaned up automatically during
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`finish_command` (or during `start_command` when it is unsuccessful).
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The members .in, .out, .err are used to redirect stdin, stdout,
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stderr as follows:
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