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From: Tian Yuchen <a3205153416@gmail.com>
To: git@vger.kernel.org
Cc: gitster@pobox.com, karthik.188@gmail.com
Subject: [PATCH v5 1/2] setup: distingush ENOENT from other stat errors
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2026 13:18:49 +0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260218051850.164972-2-a3205153416@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260218051850.164972-1-a3205153416@gmail.com>

Currently, 'read_gitfile_gently()' treats all 'stat()' failures as
generic errors. This prevents distinguishing between a missing file and
real errors like permission denied (fatal).

Introduce 'READ_GITFILE_ERR_STAT_ENOENT' and 'READ_GITFILE_ERR_IS_A_DIR'.

Updata 'read_gitfile_error_die()' to handle these cases:

1. Return for happy cases ('ENOENT', 'IS_A_DIR');
2. Die for fatal cases ('STAT_FAILED', 'NOT_A_FILE');

This prepares for error handling in the next commit.

Signed-off-by: Tian Yuchen <a3205153416@gmail.com>
---
 setup.c | 17 +++++++++++++----
 setup.h |  2 ++
 2 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/setup.c b/setup.c
index c8336eb20e..0ca129623e 100644
--- a/setup.c
+++ b/setup.c
@@ -897,10 +897,13 @@ int verify_repository_format(const struct repository_format *format,
 void read_gitfile_error_die(int error_code, const char *path, const char *dir)
 {
 	switch (error_code) {
+	case READ_GITFILE_ERR_STAT_ENOENT:
+	case READ_GITFILE_ERR_IS_A_DIR:
+		return;
 	case READ_GITFILE_ERR_STAT_FAILED:
+		die(_("error reading %s"), path);
 	case READ_GITFILE_ERR_NOT_A_FILE:
-		/* non-fatal; follow return path */
-		break;
+		die(_("invalid %s: not a regular file"), path);
 	case READ_GITFILE_ERR_OPEN_FAILED:
 		die_errno(_("error opening '%s'"), path);
 	case READ_GITFILE_ERR_TOO_LARGE:
@@ -941,8 +944,14 @@ const char *read_gitfile_gently(const char *path, int *return_error_code)
 	static struct strbuf realpath = STRBUF_INIT;
 
 	if (stat(path, &st)) {
-		/* NEEDSWORK: discern between ENOENT vs other errors */
-		error_code = READ_GITFILE_ERR_STAT_FAILED;
+		if (errno == ENOENT)
+			error_code = READ_GITFILE_ERR_STAT_ENOENT;
+		else
+			error_code = READ_GITFILE_ERR_STAT_FAILED;
+		goto cleanup_return;
+	}
+	if (S_ISDIR(st.st_mode)) {
+		error_code = READ_GITFILE_ERR_IS_A_DIR;
 		goto cleanup_return;
 	}
 	if (!S_ISREG(st.st_mode)) {
diff --git a/setup.h b/setup.h
index 0738dec244..ed4b13f061 100644
--- a/setup.h
+++ b/setup.h
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ int is_nonbare_repository_dir(struct strbuf *path);
 #define READ_GITFILE_ERR_NO_PATH 6
 #define READ_GITFILE_ERR_NOT_A_REPO 7
 #define READ_GITFILE_ERR_TOO_LARGE 8
+#define READ_GITFILE_ERR_STAT_ENOENT 9
+#define READ_GITFILE_ERR_IS_A_DIR 10
 void read_gitfile_error_die(int error_code, const char *path, const char *dir);
 const char *read_gitfile_gently(const char *path, int *return_error_code);
 #define read_gitfile(path) read_gitfile_gently((path), NULL)
-- 
2.43.0


  reply	other threads:[~2026-02-18  5:19 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 35+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-02-11 18:21 [RFC] setup: fail if .git is not a file or directory Tian Yuchen
2026-02-11 19:47 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-12 17:33   ` Tian Yuchen
2026-02-12 17:24 ` [PATCH v2] " Tian Yuchen
2026-02-12 20:59   ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-13 16:37     ` Tian Yuchen
2026-02-14  4:52   ` [PATCH v3] " Tian Yuchen
2026-02-15  8:41     ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-15 16:22       ` Tian Yuchen
2026-02-16  2:37         ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-16 16:02           ` Tian Yuchen
2026-02-17  8:41             ` [PATCH v4] setup: allow cwd/.git to be a symlink to a directory Tian Yuchen
2026-02-17 11:26               ` Karthik Nayak
2026-02-17 15:30                 ` Tian Yuchen
2026-02-17 18:56                   ` Karthik Nayak
2026-02-17 21:10                     ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-17 17:01                 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-17 18:50                   ` Karthik Nayak
2026-02-18  4:08                     ` Tian Yuchen
2026-02-17 17:59               ` Karthik Nayak
2026-02-18  5:18               ` [PATCH v5 0/2] setup.c: v5 reroll Tian Yuchen
2026-02-18  5:18                 ` Tian Yuchen [this message]
2026-02-18 10:12                   ` [PATCH v5 1/2] setup: distingush ENOENT from other stat errors Karthik Nayak
2026-02-18 11:11                     ` Tian Yuchen
2026-02-18 18:15                   ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-18 18:43                     ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-18  5:18                 ` [PATCH v5 2/2] setup: allow cwd/.git to be a symlink to a directory Tian Yuchen
2026-02-18 10:27                   ` Karthik Nayak
2026-02-18 11:20                     ` Tian Yuchen
2026-02-18 18:25                   ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-19  5:11                     ` Tian Yuchen
2026-02-15 17:08       ` [PATCH v3] setup: fail if .git is not a file or directory Tian Yuchen
2026-02-12 22:39 ` [RFC] " brian m. carlson
2026-02-12 22:45   ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-12 23:03     ` brian m. carlson

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