Thomas Rast [off-list ref] writes:
quoted hunk
diff --git a/builtin/commit.c b/builtin/commit.c
index 3714582..5e9a832 100644
--- a/builtin/commit.c
+++ b/builtin/commit.c
@@ -690,7 +690,9 @@ static int prepare_to_commit(const char *index_file, const char *prefix,
hook_arg1 = "message";
} else if (use_message) {
buffer = strstr(use_message_buffer, "\n\n");
- if (!buffer || buffer[2] == '\0')
+ if (!buffer)
+ die(_("commit object has invalid format"));
In line with my previous comment, I think this should be more like:
if (!buffer) {
static char v_o_i_d[] = "\n\n";
buffer = v_o_i_d;
warning(_("commit lacks end-of-header. A broken Git emulation?"");
}
The warning is of course optional.