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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


  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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