From: "Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
To: git@vger.kernel.org
Cc: gitster@pobox.com,
"brian m. carlson" <sandals@crustytoothpaste.net>,
"Phillip Wood" <phillip.wood123@gmail.com>,
"Kristoffer Haugsbakk" <kristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com>,
"Jean-Noël Avila" <jn.avila@free.fr>,
"Patrick Steinhardt" <ps@pks.im>,
"Derrick Stolee" <stolee@gmail.com>,
"Derrick Stolee" <stolee@gmail.com>
Subject: [PATCH v2 08/13] parse: add git_parse_maybe_pathname()
Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2026 23:55:13 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <fafafc5465979dc62b7c8253a6d2053bc0aa171a.1771026918.git.gitgitgadget@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <pull.2044.v2.git.1771026918.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
From: Derrick Stolee <stolee@gmail.com>
The git_config_pathname() method parses a config value as a path, but
always die()s on an error. Move this logic into a gentler parsing
algorithm that will return an error value instead of ending the process.
Signed-off-by: Derrick Stolee <stolee@gmail.com>
---
config.c | 14 +-------------
parse.c | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
parse.h | 2 ++
3 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index 7f6d53b473..83257b7a97 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -1278,24 +1278,12 @@ int git_config_string(char **dest, const char *var, const char *value)
int git_config_pathname(char **dest, const char *var, const char *value)
{
- bool is_optional;
- char *path;
-
if (!value)
return config_error_nonbool(var);
- is_optional = skip_prefix(value, ":(optional)", &value);
- path = interpolate_path(value, 0);
- if (!path)
+ if (git_parse_maybe_pathname(value, dest) < 0)
die(_("failed to expand user dir in: '%s'"), value);
- if (is_optional && is_missing_file(path)) {
- free(path);
- *dest = NULL;
- return 0;
- }
-
- *dest = path;
return 0;
}
diff --git a/parse.c b/parse.c
index 48313571aa..3f37f0b93a 100644
--- a/parse.c
+++ b/parse.c
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
#include "git-compat-util.h"
#include "gettext.h"
#include "parse.h"
+#include "path.h"
static uintmax_t get_unit_factor(const char *end)
{
@@ -209,3 +210,26 @@ unsigned long git_env_ulong(const char *k, unsigned long val)
die(_("failed to parse %s"), k);
return val;
}
+
+int git_parse_maybe_pathname(const char *value, char **dest)
+{
+ bool is_optional;
+ char *path;
+
+ if (!value)
+ return -1;
+
+ is_optional = skip_prefix(value, ":(optional)", &value);
+ path = interpolate_path(value, 0);
+ if (!path)
+ return -1;
+
+ if (is_optional && is_missing_file(path)) {
+ free(path);
+ *dest = NULL;
+ return 0;
+ }
+
+ *dest = path;
+ return 0;
+}
diff --git a/parse.h b/parse.h
index ea32de9a91..4f97c3727a 100644
--- a/parse.h
+++ b/parse.h
@@ -19,4 +19,6 @@ int git_parse_maybe_bool_text(const char *value);
int git_env_bool(const char *, int);
unsigned long git_env_ulong(const char *, unsigned long);
+int git_parse_maybe_pathname(const char *value, char **dest);
+
#endif /* PARSE_H */
--
gitgitgadget
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-02-13 23:55 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 58+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-02-10 4:42 [PATCH 0/5] [RFC] Make 'git config list --type=' parse and filter types Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-10 4:42 ` [PATCH 1/5] config: move show_all_config() Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-10 4:42 ` [PATCH 2/5] parse: add git_parse_maybe_pathname() Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-11 12:13 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-02-10 4:42 ` [PATCH 3/5] config: allow format_config() to filter Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-10 5:04 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-10 18:12 ` Derrick Stolee
2026-02-10 4:42 ` [PATCH 4/5] config: create special init for list mode Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-10 4:42 ` [PATCH 5/5] config: make 'git config list --type=<X>' work Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-11 12:13 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-02-11 17:49 ` Derrick Stolee
2026-02-12 6:39 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-02-10 4:59 ` [PATCH 0/5] [RFC] Make 'git config list --type=' parse and filter types Junio C Hamano
2026-02-10 18:18 ` Derrick Stolee
2026-02-11 12:13 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-02-13 23:55 ` [PATCH v2 00/13] " Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-13 23:55 ` [PATCH v2 01/13] config: move show_all_config() Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-13 23:55 ` [PATCH v2 02/13] config: add 'gently' parameter to format_config() Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-17 9:04 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-02-13 23:55 ` [PATCH v2 03/13] config: make 'git config list --type=<X>' work Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-17 9:04 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-02-17 16:11 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-17 16:13 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-02-13 23:55 ` [PATCH v2 04/13] config: format int64s gently Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-14 0:42 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-17 9:05 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-02-23 3:41 ` Derrick Stolee
2026-02-13 23:55 ` [PATCH v2 05/13] config: format bools gently Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-13 23:55 ` [PATCH v2 06/13] config: format bools or ints gently Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-17 9:05 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-02-23 3:25 ` Derrick Stolee
2026-02-13 23:55 ` [PATCH v2 07/13] config: format bools or strings in helper Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-13 23:55 ` Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget [this message]
2026-02-13 23:55 ` [PATCH v2 09/13] config: format paths gently Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-17 9:05 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-02-13 23:55 ` [PATCH v2 10/13] config: format expiry dates gently Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-13 23:55 ` [PATCH v2 11/13] color: add color_parse_gently() Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-17 9:05 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-02-17 16:20 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-23 2:12 ` Derrick Stolee
2026-02-23 5:03 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-13 23:55 ` [PATCH v2 12/13] config: format colors gently Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-13 23:55 ` [PATCH v2 13/13] config: restructure format_config() Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-17 9:05 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-02-23 12:26 ` [PATCH v3 00/13] Make 'git config list --type=' parse and filter types Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-23 12:26 ` [PATCH v3 01/13] config: move show_all_config() Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-23 12:26 ` [PATCH v3 02/13] config: add 'gently' parameter to format_config() Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-23 12:26 ` [PATCH v3 03/13] config: make 'git config list --type=<X>' work Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-23 12:26 ` [PATCH v3 04/13] config: format int64s gently Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-23 12:26 ` [PATCH v3 05/13] config: format bools gently Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-23 12:26 ` [PATCH v3 06/13] config: format bools or ints gently Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-23 12:26 ` [PATCH v3 07/13] config: format bools or strings in helper Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-23 12:26 ` [PATCH v3 08/13] config: format paths gently Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-23 12:26 ` [PATCH v3 09/13] config: format expiry dates quietly Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-23 12:26 ` [PATCH v3 10/13] color: add color_parse_quietly() Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-23 12:26 ` [PATCH v3 11/13] config: format colors quietly Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-23 12:26 ` [PATCH v3 12/13] config: restructure format_config() Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-23 12:26 ` [PATCH v3 13/13] config: use an enum for type Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
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