From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
To: Phillip Wood <phillip.wood123@gmail.com>
Cc: git@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] worktree add: stop reading ".git/HEAD"
Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2026 14:41:20 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <xmqqjyvf2yrj.fsf@gitster.g> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <ae2a368e7e783bfe9dd038bbb2e986e6d8540900.1773411586.git.phillip.wood@dunelm.org.uk> (Phillip Wood's message of "Fri, 13 Mar 2026 14:19:49 +0000")
Phillip Wood <phillip.wood123@gmail.com> writes:
> From: Phillip Wood <phillip.wood@dunelm.org.uk>
>
> The function can_use_local_refs() prints a warning if there are no local
> branches and HEAD is invalid or points to an unborn branch. As part of
> the warning it prints the contents of ".git/HEAD". In a repository using
> the reftable backend HEAD is not stored in the filesystem so reading
> that file is pointless. In a repository using the files backend it is
> unclear how useful printing it is - it would be better to diagnose the
> problem for the user. For now, simplify the warning by not printing
> the file contents and adjust the relevant test case accordingly. Also
> fixup the test case to use test_grep so that anyone trying to debug a
> test failure in the future is not met by a wall of silence.
>
> Signed-off-by: Phillip Wood <phillip.wood@dunelm.org.uk>
> ---
> builtin/worktree.c | 21 ++-------------------
> t/t2400-worktree-add.sh | 28 ++++++++++++----------------
> 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 35 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/builtin/worktree.c b/builtin/worktree.c
> index bc2d0d645ba..70410b53df3 100644
> --- a/builtin/worktree.c
> +++ b/builtin/worktree.c
> @@ -692,25 +692,8 @@ static int can_use_local_refs(const struct add_opts *opts)
> if (refs_head_ref(get_main_ref_store(the_repository), first_valid_ref, NULL)) {
> return 1;
> } else if (refs_for_each_branch_ref(get_main_ref_store(the_repository), first_valid_ref, NULL)) {
> - if (!opts->quiet) {
> - struct strbuf path = STRBUF_INIT;
> - struct strbuf contents = STRBUF_INIT;
> - char *wt_gitdir = get_worktree_git_dir(NULL);
> -
> - strbuf_add_real_path(&path, wt_gitdir);
> - strbuf_addstr(&path, "/HEAD");
> - strbuf_read_file(&contents, path.buf, 64);
> - strbuf_stripspace(&contents, NULL);
> - strbuf_strip_suffix(&contents, "\n");
> -
> - warning(_("HEAD points to an invalid (or orphaned) reference.\n"
> - "HEAD path: '%s'\n"
> - "HEAD contents: '%s'"),
> - path.buf, contents.buf);
> - strbuf_release(&path);
> - strbuf_release(&contents);
> - free(wt_gitdir);
> - }
> + if (!opts->quiet)
> + warning(_("HEAD points to an invalid (or orphaned) reference.\n"));
This is indented one level too deep, it seems.
Other than that, I fully agree with the reasoning of the removal
explained in the proposed log message, and the updated test to use
test_grep does look much better.
We seem to use "[ a = b ]" instead of "test a = b" in this test
file, unlike everybody else, which I didn't notice before. Of
course, this series has no need to touch them; it is just a tangent
I happened to have noticed.
Thanks.
> diff --git a/t/t2400-worktree-add.sh b/t/t2400-worktree-add.sh
> index 023e1301c8e..58b4445cc44 100755
> --- a/t/t2400-worktree-add.sh
> +++ b/t/t2400-worktree-add.sh
> @@ -987,7 +987,7 @@ test_dwim_orphan () {
> then
> test_must_be_empty actual
> else
> - grep "$info_text" actual
> + test_grep "$info_text" actual
> fi
> elif [ "$outcome" = "no_infer" ]
> then
> @@ -996,39 +996,35 @@ test_dwim_orphan () {
> then
> test_must_be_empty actual
> else
> - ! grep "$info_text" actual
> + test_grep ! "$info_text" actual
> fi
> elif [ "$outcome" = "fetch_error" ]
> then
> test_must_fail git $dashc_args worktree add $args 2>actual &&
> - grep "$fetch_error_text" actual
> + test_grep "$fetch_error_text" actual
> elif [ "$outcome" = "fatal_orphan_bad_combo" ]
> then
> test_must_fail git $dashc_args worktree add $args 2>actual &&
> if [ $use_quiet -eq 1 ]
> then
> - ! grep "$info_text" actual
> + test_grep ! "$info_text" actual
> else
> - grep "$info_text" actual
> + test_grep "$info_text" actual
> fi &&
> - grep "$bad_combo_regex" actual
> + test_grep "$bad_combo_regex" actual
> elif [ "$outcome" = "warn_bad_head" ]
> then
> test_must_fail git $dashc_args worktree add $args 2>actual &&
> if [ $use_quiet -eq 1 ]
> then
> - grep "$invalid_ref_regex" actual &&
> - ! grep "$orphan_hint" actual
> + test_grep "$invalid_ref_regex" actual &&
> + test_grep ! "$orphan_hint" actual
> else
> - headpath=$(git $dashc_args rev-parse --path-format=absolute --git-path HEAD) &&
> - headcontents=$(cat "$headpath") &&
> - grep "HEAD points to an invalid (or orphaned) reference" actual &&
> - grep "HEAD path: .$headpath." actual &&
> - grep "HEAD contents: .$headcontents." actual &&
> - grep "$orphan_hint" actual &&
> - ! grep "$info_text" actual
> + test_grep "HEAD points to an invalid (or orphaned) reference" actual &&
> + test_grep "$orphan_hint" actual &&
> + test_grep ! "$info_text" actual
> fi &&
> - grep "$invalid_ref_regex" actual
> + test_grep "$invalid_ref_regex" actual
> else
> # Unreachable
> false
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-03-13 21:41 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 26+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-03-13 14:19 [PATCH 0/3] worktree: stop using "the_repository" in is_current_worktree() Phillip Wood
2026-03-13 14:19 ` [PATCH 1/3] worktree: remove "the_repository" from is_current_worktree() Phillip Wood
2026-03-13 14:19 ` [PATCH 2/3] worktree add: stop reading ".git/HEAD" Phillip Wood
2026-03-13 21:41 ` Junio C Hamano [this message]
2026-03-13 14:19 ` [PATCH 3/3] worktree: reject NULL worktree in get_worktree_git_dir() Phillip Wood
2026-03-13 21:42 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-03-14 20:09 ` Phillip Wood
2026-03-15 16:18 ` [PATCH v2 0/3] worktree: stop using "the_repository" in is_current_worktree() Phillip Wood
2026-03-15 16:18 ` [PATCH v2 1/3] worktree: remove "the_repository" from is_current_worktree() Phillip Wood
2026-03-16 7:38 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-03-16 16:22 ` Phillip Wood
2026-03-17 10:24 ` Phillip Wood
2026-03-23 9:41 ` Shreyansh Paliwal
2026-03-23 14:37 ` Phillip Wood
2026-03-23 17:05 ` Shreyansh Paliwal
2026-03-15 16:18 ` [PATCH v2 2/3] worktree add: stop reading ".git/HEAD" Phillip Wood
2026-03-16 7:39 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-03-15 16:18 ` [PATCH v2 3/3] worktree: reject NULL worktree in get_worktree_git_dir() Phillip Wood
2026-03-15 21:17 ` [PATCH v2 0/3] worktree: stop using "the_repository" in is_current_worktree() Junio C Hamano
2026-03-26 14:16 ` [PATCH v3 " Phillip Wood
2026-03-26 14:16 ` [PATCH v3 1/3] worktree: remove "the_repository" from is_current_worktree() Phillip Wood
2026-03-26 15:48 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-03-27 16:40 ` Phillip Wood
2026-03-27 17:07 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-03-26 14:16 ` [PATCH v3 2/3] worktree add: stop reading ".git/HEAD" Phillip Wood
2026-03-26 14:16 ` [PATCH v3 3/3] worktree: reject NULL worktree in get_worktree_git_dir() Phillip Wood
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