From: Denton Liu <liu.denton@gmail.com>
To: Git Mailing List <git@vger.kernel.org>
Cc: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>, Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im>
Subject: [PATCH v3 0/2] remote.c: remove erroneous BUG case
Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2025 21:53:36 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <cover.1754455931.git.liu.denton@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <cover.1754375026.git.liu.denton@gmail.com>
In the case where one pushes a non-existent oid to an unqualified
destination, we encounter the following BUG
error: The destination you provided is not a full refname (i.e.,
starting with "refs/"). We tried to guess what you meant by:
- Looking for a ref that matches 'branch' on the remote side.
- Checking if the <src> being pushed ('0000000000000000000000000000000000000001')
is a ref in "refs/{heads,tags}/". If so we add a corresponding
refs/{heads,tags}/ prefix on the remote side.
Neither worked, so we gave up. You must fully qualify the ref.
BUG: remote.c:1221: '0000000000000000000000000000000000000001' should be commit/tag/tree/blob, is '-1'
fatal: the remote end hung up unexpectedly
Aborted (core dumped)
However, this isn't actually a bug so replace it with an advise()
message.
Changes since v2:
* Add t5516 cleanup patch
* Squash test creation patch into the patch that fixes it
* Include the erroneous object ID in the advise message
Denton Liu (2):
t5516: remove surrounding empty lines in test bodies
remote.c: remove BUG in show_push_unqualified_ref_name_error()
remote.c | 4 ++--
t/t5516-fetch-push.sh | 54 ++++---------------------------------------
2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 52 deletions(-)
Range-diff against v2:
1: d26f355c19 ! 1: 82b09af4ca t5516: introduce 'push ref expression with non-existent oid src'
@@ Metadata
Author: Denton Liu <liu.denton@gmail.com>
## Commit message ##
- t5516: introduce 'push ref expression with non-existent oid src'
+ t5516: remove surrounding empty lines in test bodies
- It is possible to trigger a Git bug by pushing a refspec where the
- source is an oid that's non-existent. An example of the error message
- produced is as follows:
-
- error: The destination you provided is not a full refname (i.e.,
- starting with "refs/"). We tried to guess what you meant by:
-
- - Looking for a ref that matches 'branch' on the remote side.
- - Checking if the <src> being pushed ('0000000000000000000000000000000000000001')
- is a ref in "refs/{heads,tags}/". If so we add a corresponding
- refs/{heads,tags}/ prefix on the remote side.
-
- Neither worked, so we gave up. You must fully qualify the ref.
- BUG: remote.c:1221: '0000000000000000000000000000000000000001' should be commit/tag/tree/blob, is '-1'
- fatal: the remote end hung up unexpectedly
- Aborted (core dumped)
-
- Document this failure in a test case so that it can be confirmed fixed
- later.
+ This style with the empty lines in test bodies was from when the test
+ suite was being developed. Remove the empty lines to match the modern
+ test style.
## t/t5516-fetch-push.sh ##
-@@ t/t5516-fetch-push.sh: test_expect_success 'push ref expression with non-existent, incomplete dest' '
+@@ t/t5516-fetch-push.sh: check_push_result () {
+ }
+ test_expect_success setup '
+-
+ >path1 &&
+ git add path1 &&
+ test_tick &&
+@@ t/t5516-fetch-push.sh: test_expect_success setup '
+ test_tick &&
+ git commit -a -m second &&
+ the_commit=$(git show-ref -s --verify refs/heads/main)
+-
'
-+test_expect_failure 'push ref expression with non-existent oid src' '
-+
-+ mk_test testrepo &&
-+ test_must_fail git push testrepo $(test_oid 001):branch
-+
-+'
-+
- for head in HEAD @
- do
+ for cmd in push fetch
+@@ t/t5516-fetch-push.sh: test_expect_success 'push with pushInsteadOf and explicit pushurl (pushInsteadOf
+ '
+ test_expect_success 'push with matching heads' '
+-
+ mk_test testrepo heads/main &&
+ git push testrepo : &&
+ check_push_result testrepo $the_commit heads/main
+-
+ '
+
+ test_expect_success 'push with matching heads on the command line' '
+-
+ mk_test testrepo heads/main &&
+ git push testrepo : &&
+ check_push_result testrepo $the_commit heads/main
+-
+ '
+
+ test_expect_success 'failed (non-fast-forward) push with matching heads' '
+-
+ mk_test testrepo heads/main &&
+ git push testrepo : &&
+ git commit --amend -massaged &&
+ test_must_fail git push testrepo &&
+ check_push_result testrepo $the_commit heads/main &&
+ git reset --hard $the_commit
+-
+ '
+
+ test_expect_success 'push --force with matching heads' '
+-
+ mk_test testrepo heads/main &&
+ git push testrepo : &&
+ git commit --amend -massaged &&
+ git push --force testrepo : &&
+ ! check_push_result testrepo $the_commit heads/main &&
+ git reset --hard $the_commit
+-
+ '
+
+ test_expect_success 'push with matching heads and forced update' '
+-
+ mk_test testrepo heads/main &&
+ git push testrepo : &&
+ git commit --amend -massaged &&
+ git push testrepo +: &&
+ ! check_push_result testrepo $the_commit heads/main &&
+ git reset --hard $the_commit
+-
+ '
+
+ test_expect_success 'push with no ambiguity (1)' '
+-
+ mk_test testrepo heads/main &&
+ git push testrepo main:main &&
+ check_push_result testrepo $the_commit heads/main
+-
+ '
+
+ test_expect_success 'push with no ambiguity (2)' '
+-
+ mk_test testrepo remotes/origin/main &&
+ git push testrepo main:origin/main &&
+ check_push_result testrepo $the_commit remotes/origin/main
+-
+ '
+
+ test_expect_success 'push with colon-less refspec, no ambiguity' '
+-
+ mk_test testrepo heads/main heads/t/main &&
+ git branch -f t/main main &&
+ git push testrepo main &&
+ check_push_result testrepo $the_commit heads/main &&
+ check_push_result testrepo $the_first_commit heads/t/main
+-
+ '
+
+ test_expect_success 'push with weak ambiguity (1)' '
+-
+ mk_test testrepo heads/main remotes/origin/main &&
+ git push testrepo main:main &&
+ check_push_result testrepo $the_commit heads/main &&
+ check_push_result testrepo $the_first_commit remotes/origin/main
+-
+ '
+
+ test_expect_success 'push with weak ambiguity (2)' '
+-
+ mk_test testrepo heads/main remotes/origin/main remotes/another/main &&
+ git push testrepo main:main &&
+ check_push_result testrepo $the_commit heads/main &&
+ check_push_result testrepo $the_first_commit remotes/origin/main remotes/another/main
+-
+ '
+
+ test_expect_success 'push with ambiguity' '
+-
+ mk_test testrepo heads/frotz tags/frotz &&
+ test_must_fail git push testrepo main:frotz &&
+ check_push_result testrepo $the_first_commit heads/frotz tags/frotz
+-
+ '
+
+ test_expect_success 'push with onelevel ref' '
+@@ t/t5516-fetch-push.sh: test_expect_success 'push with onelevel ref' '
+ '
+
+ test_expect_success 'push with colon-less refspec (1)' '
+-
+ mk_test testrepo heads/frotz tags/frotz &&
+ git branch -f frotz main &&
+ git push testrepo frotz &&
+ check_push_result testrepo $the_commit heads/frotz &&
+ check_push_result testrepo $the_first_commit tags/frotz
+-
+ '
+
+ test_expect_success 'push with colon-less refspec (2)' '
+-
+ mk_test testrepo heads/frotz tags/frotz &&
+ if git show-ref --verify -q refs/heads/frotz
+ then
+@@ t/t5516-fetch-push.sh: test_expect_success 'push with colon-less refspec (2)' '
+ git push -f testrepo frotz &&
+ check_push_result testrepo $the_commit tags/frotz &&
+ check_push_result testrepo $the_first_commit heads/frotz
+-
+ '
+
+ test_expect_success 'push with colon-less refspec (3)' '
+@@ t/t5516-fetch-push.sh: test_expect_success 'push with colon-less refspec (3)' '
+ '
+
+ test_expect_success 'push with colon-less refspec (4)' '
+-
+ mk_test testrepo &&
+ if git show-ref --verify -q refs/heads/frotz
+ then
+@@ t/t5516-fetch-push.sh: test_expect_success 'push with colon-less refspec (4)' '
+ git push testrepo frotz &&
+ check_push_result testrepo $the_commit tags/frotz &&
+ test 1 = $( cd testrepo && git show-ref | wc -l )
+-
+ '
+
+ test_expect_success 'push head with non-existent, incomplete dest' '
+-
+ mk_test testrepo &&
+ git push testrepo main:branch &&
+ check_push_result testrepo $the_commit heads/branch
+-
+ '
+
+ test_expect_success 'push tag with non-existent, incomplete dest' '
+-
+ mk_test testrepo &&
+ git tag -f v1.0 &&
+ git push testrepo v1.0:tag &&
+ check_push_result testrepo $the_commit tags/tag
+-
+ '
+
+ test_expect_success 'push oid with non-existent, incomplete dest' '
+-
+ mk_test testrepo &&
+ test_must_fail git push testrepo $(git rev-parse main):foo
+-
+ '
+
+ test_expect_success 'push ref expression with non-existent, incomplete dest' '
+-
+ mk_test testrepo &&
+ test_must_fail git push testrepo main^:branch
+-
+ '
+
+ for head in HEAD @
+@@ t/t5516-fetch-push.sh: do
+ git checkout main &&
+ git push testrepo $head:branch &&
+ check_push_result testrepo $the_commit heads/branch
+-
+ '
+
+ test_expect_success "push with config remote.*.push = $head" '
+@@ t/t5516-fetch-push.sh: test_expect_success 'push with remote.pushdefault' '
+ '
+
+ test_expect_success 'push with config remote.*.pushurl' '
+-
+ mk_test testrepo heads/main &&
+ git checkout main &&
+ test_config remote.there.url test2repo &&
+@@ t/t5516-fetch-push.sh: test_expect_success 'push ignores "branch." config without subsection' '
+ '
+
+ test_expect_success 'push with dry-run' '
+-
+ mk_test testrepo heads/main &&
+ old_commit=$(git -C testrepo show-ref -s --verify refs/heads/main) &&
+ git push --dry-run testrepo : &&
+@@ t/t5516-fetch-push.sh: test_expect_success 'push with dry-run' '
+ '
+
+ test_expect_success 'push updates local refs' '
+-
+ mk_test testrepo heads/main &&
+ mk_child testrepo child &&
+ (
+@@ t/t5516-fetch-push.sh: test_expect_success 'push updates local refs' '
+ test $(git rev-parse main) = \
+ $(git rev-parse remotes/origin/main)
+ )
+-
+ '
+
+ test_expect_success 'push updates up-to-date local refs' '
+-
+ mk_test testrepo heads/main &&
+ mk_child testrepo child1 &&
+ mk_child testrepo child2 &&
+@@ t/t5516-fetch-push.sh: test_expect_success 'push updates up-to-date local refs' '
+ test $(git rev-parse main) = \
+ $(git rev-parse remotes/origin/main)
+ )
+-
+ '
+
+ test_expect_success 'push preserves up-to-date packed refs' '
+-
+ mk_test testrepo heads/main &&
+ mk_child testrepo child &&
+ (
+@@ t/t5516-fetch-push.sh: test_expect_success 'push preserves up-to-date packed refs' '
+ git push &&
+ ! test -f .git/refs/remotes/origin/main
+ )
+-
+ '
+
+ test_expect_success 'push does not update local refs on failure' '
+-
+ mk_test testrepo heads/main &&
+ mk_child testrepo child &&
+ echo "#!/no/frobnication/today" >testrepo/.git/hooks/pre-receive &&
+@@ t/t5516-fetch-push.sh: test_expect_success 'push does not update local refs on failure' '
+ test $(git rev-parse main) != \
+ $(git rev-parse remotes/origin/main)
+ )
+-
+ '
+
+ test_expect_success 'allow deleting an invalid remote ref' '
+-
+ mk_test testrepo heads/branch &&
+ rm -f testrepo/.git/objects/??/* &&
+ git push testrepo :refs/heads/branch &&
+ (cd testrepo && test_must_fail git rev-parse --verify refs/heads/branch)
+-
+ '
+
+ test_expect_success 'pushing valid refs triggers post-receive and post-update hooks' '
2: 2bd892b26c ! 2: 938dfb8d4e remote.c: remove BUG in show_push_unqualified_ref_name_error()
@@ Commit message
is wrong. It is an ordinary end-user mistake to give an object
name that does not exist and treated as such.
+ An example of the error message produced is as follows:
+
+ error: The destination you provided is not a full refname (i.e.,
+ starting with "refs/"). We tried to guess what you meant by:
+
+ - Looking for a ref that matches 'branch' on the remote side.
+ - Checking if the <src> being pushed ('0000000000000000000000000000000000000001')
+ is a ref in "refs/{heads,tags}/". If so we add a corresponding
+ refs/{heads,tags}/ prefix on the remote side.
+
+ Neither worked, so we gave up. You must fully qualify the ref.
+ BUG: remote.c:1221: '0000000000000000000000000000000000000001' should be commit/tag/tree/blob, is '-1'
+ fatal: the remote end hung up unexpectedly
+ Aborted (core dumped)
+
Helped-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
## remote.c ##
@@ remote.c: static void show_push_unqualified_ref_name_error(const char *dst_value
} else {
- BUG("'%s' should be commit/tag/tree/blob, is '%d'",
- matched_src_name, type);
-+ advise(_("The <src> part of the refspec is an oid that doesn't exist.\n"));
++ advise(_("The <src> part of the refspec ('%s') is an object ID that doesn't exist.\n"),
++ matched_src_name);
}
}
## t/t5516-fetch-push.sh ##
@@ t/t5516-fetch-push.sh: test_expect_success 'push ref expression with non-existent, incomplete dest' '
-
+ test_must_fail git push testrepo main^:branch
'
--test_expect_failure 'push ref expression with non-existent oid src' '
+test_expect_success 'push ref expression with non-existent oid src' '
++ mk_test testrepo &&
++ test_must_fail git push testrepo $(test_oid 001):branch
++'
++
+ for head in HEAD @
+ do
- mk_test testrepo &&
- test_must_fail git push testrepo $(test_oid 001):branch
--
2.50.1
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2025-08-06 4:53 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 34+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-08-04 9:42 [PATCH 0/2] remote.c: remove erroneous BUG case Denton Liu
2025-08-04 9:43 ` [PATCH 1/2] t5516: introduce 'push ref expression with non-existent oid src' Denton Liu
2025-08-04 9:43 ` [PATCH 2/2] remote.c: remove BUG in show_push_unqualified_ref_name_error() Denton Liu
2025-08-04 14:19 ` Junio C Hamano
2025-08-05 6:24 ` [PATCH v2 0/2] *** SUBJECT HERE *** Denton Liu
2025-08-05 6:24 ` [PATCH v2 1/2] t5516: introduce 'push ref expression with non-existent oid src' Denton Liu
2025-08-05 13:28 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2025-08-05 17:12 ` Junio C Hamano
2025-08-05 6:24 ` [PATCH v2 2/2] remote.c: remove BUG in show_push_unqualified_ref_name_error() Denton Liu
2025-08-05 13:27 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2025-08-06 4:53 ` Denton Liu [this message]
2025-08-06 4:53 ` [PATCH v3 1/2] t5516: remove surrounding empty lines in test bodies Denton Liu
2025-08-06 6:14 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2025-08-06 4:53 ` [PATCH v3 2/2] remote.c: remove BUG in show_push_unqualified_ref_name_error() Denton Liu
2025-08-06 6:14 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2025-08-06 15:17 ` Junio C Hamano
2025-08-07 4:30 ` [PATCH] remote.c: convert if-else tower to switch Denton Liu
2025-08-07 4:38 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2025-08-07 9:20 ` [PATCH v2] " Denton Liu
2025-08-07 12:35 ` Ben Knoble
2025-08-07 17:19 ` Eric Sunshine
2025-08-07 15:02 ` [PATCH] " Junio C Hamano
2025-08-08 4:41 ` [PATCH v4 0/3] remote.c: remove erroneous BUG case Denton Liu
2025-08-08 4:41 ` [PATCH v4 1/3] t5516: remove surrounding empty lines in test bodies Denton Liu
2025-08-08 4:41 ` [PATCH v4 2/3] remote.c: convert if-else ladder to switch Denton Liu
2025-08-08 5:43 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2025-08-08 7:14 ` Denton Liu
2025-08-08 4:41 ` [PATCH v4 3/3] remote.c: remove BUG in show_push_unqualified_ref_name_error() Denton Liu
2025-08-08 7:24 ` [PATCH v5 0/3] remote.c: remove erroneous BUG case Denton Liu
2025-08-08 7:24 ` [PATCH v5 1/3] t5516: remove surrounding empty lines in test bodies Denton Liu
2025-08-08 7:24 ` [PATCH v5 2/3] remote.c: remove BUG in show_push_unqualified_ref_name_error() Denton Liu
2025-08-08 7:24 ` [PATCH v5 3/3] remote.c: convert if-else ladder to switch Denton Liu
2025-08-08 7:28 ` [PATCH v5 0/3] remote.c: remove erroneous BUG case Patrick Steinhardt
2025-08-08 16:06 ` Junio C Hamano
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