Re: [PATCH/RFC 0/2] Teach receive-pack not to run update hook for corrupt/non existent ref

[Sitaram Chamarty <sitaramc@gmail.com>]

On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 5:19 AM, Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:
> Sitaram Chamarty <sitaramc@gmail.com> writes:
>
>>> In that case (if "non-existent-ref" was indeed non-existent, and not just
>>> pointing at a dangling commit), I would say the post anything hook should
>>> not be called for that ref. These hooks of course need to run if there
>>> are _other_ refs that were updated, though, to handle these _other_ refs,
>>> but I do not think they should be told about the no-op.
>>
>> Question is what happens if none of them existed.  It's a difference
>> between not calling the hook at all, versus calling it with no
>> arguments/empty stdin (as the case may be) -- which would you do?
>
> In case it was unclear, I was trying to say the hooks should not run with
> empty input.

I saw "should not be called for that ref" and I did get confused;
thanks for clarifying.

I perfectly fine with it for post-{update,receive}.  My interest is in
making sure the *update* hook runs, which (in an earlier email in the
thread) I explained why and you agreed it made sense.

Thanks,

-- 
Sitaram