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setup_git_directory_gently() expects two types of failures to discover a git directory (e.g. .git/): - GIT_DIR_HIT_CEILING: could not find a git directory in any parent directories of the cwd. - GIT_DIR_HIT_MOUNT_POINT: could not find a git directory in any parent directories up to the mount point of the cwd. Both cases are handled in a similar way, but there are misleading and unimportant differences. In both cases, setup_git_directory_gently() should: - Die if we are not in a git repository. Otherwise: - Set nongit_ok = 1, indicating that we are not in a git repository but this is ok. - Call strbuf_release() on any non-static struct strbufs that we allocated. Before this change are two misleading additional behaviors: - GIT_DIR_HIT_CEILING: setup_nongit() changes to the cwd for no apparent reason. We never had the chance to change directories up to this point so chdir(current cwd) is pointless. - GIT_DIR_HIT_MOUNT_POINT: strbuf_release() frees the buffer of a static struct strbuf (cwd). This is unnecessary because the struct is static so its buffer is always reachable. This is also misleading because nowhere else in the function is this buffer released. This change eliminates these two misleading additional behaviors and deletes setup_nogit() because the code is clearer without it. The result is that we can see clearly that GIT_DIR_HIT_CEILING and GIT_DIR_HIT_MOUNT_POINT lead to the same behavior (ignoring the different help messages). During review, this change was amended to additionally include: - Neither GIT_DIR_HIT_CEILING nor GIT_DIR_HIT_MOUNT_POINT may return early from setup_git_directory_gently() before the GIT_PREFIX environment variable is reset. Change both cases to break instead of return. See GIT_PREFIX below for more details. - GIT_DIR_NONE: setup_git_directory_gently_1() never returns this value, but if it ever did, setup_git_directory_gently() would incorrectly record that it had found a repository. Explicitly BUG on this case because it is underspecified. - GIT_PREFIX: this environment variable must always match the value of startup_info->prefix and the prefix returned from setup_git_directory_gently(). Make how we handle this slightly more repetitive but also more clear. - setup_git_env() and repo_set_hash_algo(): Add comments showing that only GIT_DIR_EXPLICIT, GIT_DIR_DISCOVERED, and GIT_DIR_BARE will cause setup_git_directory_gently() to call these setup functions. This was obvious (but partly incorrect) before this change when GIT_DIR_HIT_MOUNT_POINT returned early from setup_git_directory_gently(). Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Git - fast, scalable, distributed revision control system
Git is a fast, scalable, distributed revision control system with an unusually rich command set that provides both high-level operations and full access to internals.
Git is an Open Source project covered by the GNU General Public License version 2 (some parts of it are under different licenses, compatible with the GPLv2). It was originally written by Linus Torvalds with help of a group of hackers around the net.
Please read the file INSTALL for installation instructions.
Many Git online resources are accessible from https://git-scm.com/ including full documentation and Git related tools.
See Documentation/gittutorial.txt to get started, then see
Documentation/giteveryday.txt for a useful minimum set of commands, and
Documentation/git-.txt for documentation of each command.
If git has been correctly installed, then the tutorial can also be
read with man gittutorial or git help tutorial, and the
documentation of each command with man git-<commandname> or git help <commandname>.
CVS users may also want to read Documentation/gitcvs-migration.txt
(man gitcvs-migration or git help cvs-migration if git is
installed).
The user discussion and development of Git take place on the Git mailing list -- everyone is welcome to post bug reports, feature requests, comments and patches to git@vger.kernel.org (read Documentation/SubmittingPatches for instructions on patch submission). To subscribe to the list, send an email with just "subscribe git" in the body to majordomo@vger.kernel.org. The mailing list archives are available at https://public-inbox.org/git/, http://marc.info/?l=git and other archival sites.
Issues which are security relevant should be disclosed privately to the Git Security mailing list git-security@googlegroups.com.
The maintainer frequently sends the "What's cooking" reports that list the current status of various development topics to the mailing list. The discussion following them give a good reference for project status, development direction and remaining tasks.
The name "git" was given by Linus Torvalds when he wrote the very first version. He described the tool as "the stupid content tracker" and the name as (depending on your mood):
- random three-letter combination that is pronounceable, and not actually used by any common UNIX command. The fact that it is a mispronunciation of "get" may or may not be relevant.
- stupid. contemptible and despicable. simple. Take your pick from the dictionary of slang.
- "global information tracker": you're in a good mood, and it actually works for you. Angels sing, and a light suddenly fills the room.
- "goddamn idiotic truckload of sh*t": when it breaks