Re: [PATCH] git-svnimport: Use separate arguments in the pipe for git-rev-parse

[Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>]

Matthias Urlichs <smurf@smurf.noris.de> writes:

> Signed-Off-By: Matthias Urlichs <smurf@smurf.noris.de>
> ---
> Please tell me whether that works for you.
>
> Somebody else, preferably its author, can fix git-svn. ;-)
> 
> diff --git a/git-svnimport.perl b/git-svnimport.perl
> index d3ad5b9..aa5b3b2 100755
> --- a/git-svnimport.perl
> +++ b/git-svnimport.perl
> @@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ sub commit {
>  
>  	my $rev;
>  	if($revision > $opt_s and defined $parent) {
> -		open(H,"git-rev-parse --verify $parent |");
> +		open(H,'-|',"git-rev-parse","--verify",$parent);
>  		$rev = <H>;
>  		close(H) or do {
>  			print STDERR "$revision: cannot find commit '$parent'!\n";

I seem to be missing the context, but please describe what
problem this fixes in the commit log message.  I guess some
people use shell metacharacters and/or SP in their branch names
and this is about that problem?