[PATCH] worktree repair: detect relative path in .git file correctly
From: Yoichi NAKAYAMA via GitGitGadget <hidden>
Date: 2026-08-15 13:11:22
Subsystem:
the rest · Maintainer:
Linus Torvalds
From: Yoichi NAKAYAMA <redacted>
Since read_gitfile_gently() always returns an absolute path, the
conversion from a relative path to an absolute path was not
functioning and dead code existed.
Signed-off-by: Yoichi NAKAYAMA <redacted>
---
worktree repair: detect relative path in .git file correctly
Published-As: https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git/releases/tag/pr-2205%2Fyoichi%2Fworktree-repair-relative-path-handling-v1
Fetch-It-Via: git fetch https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git pr-2205/yoichi/worktree-repair-relative-path-handling-v1
Pull-Request: https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git/pull/2205
builtin/init-db.c | 2 +-
setup.c | 13 ++++++---
setup.h | 4 +--
t/t2406-worktree-repair.sh | 54 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------
worktree.c | 28 ++++++--------------
5 files changed, 62 insertions(+), 39 deletions(-)
diff --git a/builtin/init-db.c b/builtin/init-db.c
index e96b1283b7..2369fcea1b 100644
--- a/builtin/init-db.c
+++ b/builtin/init-db.c@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ int cmd_init_db(int argc, const char *p; struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT; - p = read_gitfile_gently(git_dir, &err); + p = read_gitfile_gently(git_dir, NULL, &err); if (p && get_common_dir(&sb, p)) { struct strbuf mainwt = STRBUF_INIT;
diff --git a/setup.c b/setup.c
index 95909e9603..febb3248a5 100644
--- a/setup.c
+++ b/setup.c@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ int is_nonbare_repository_dir(struct strbuf *path) assert(orig_path_len != 0); strbuf_complete(path, '/'); strbuf_addstr(path, ".git"); - if (read_gitfile_gently(path->buf, &gitfile_error) || is_git_directory(path->buf)) + if (read_gitfile_gently(path->buf, NULL, &gitfile_error) || is_git_directory(path->buf)) ret = 1; if (gitfile_error == READ_GITFILE_ERR_OPEN_FAILED || gitfile_error == READ_GITFILE_ERR_READ_FAILED)
@@ -956,12 +956,15 @@ void read_gitfile_error_die(int error_code, const char *path) * return path to git directory if found. The return value comes from * a shared buffer. * + * On success, if absolute is not NULL, it will be set to whether the + * path in .git file is an absolute path. + * * On failure, if return_error_code is not NULL, return_error_code * will be set to an error code and NULL will be returned. If * return_error_code is NULL the function will die instead (for most * cases). */ -const char *read_gitfile_gently(const char *path, int *return_error_code) +const char *read_gitfile_gently(const char *path, bool *absolute, int *return_error_code) { const int max_file_size = 1 << 20; /* 1MB */ int error_code = 0;
@@ -1016,6 +1019,8 @@ const char *read_gitfile_gently(const char *path, int *return_error_code) } buf[len] = '\0'; dir = buf + 8; + if (absolute) + *absolute = is_absolute_path(dir); if (!is_absolute_path(dir) && (slash = strrchr(path, '/'))) { size_t pathlen = slash+1 - path;
@@ -1615,7 +1620,7 @@ static enum discovery_result repo_discovery_find_dir(struct strbuf *dir, if (offset > min_offset) strbuf_addch(dir, '/'); strbuf_addstr(dir, DEFAULT_GIT_DIR_ENVIRONMENT); - gitdirenv = read_gitfile_gently(dir->buf, &error_code); + gitdirenv = read_gitfile_gently(dir->buf, NULL, &error_code); if (!gitdirenv) { switch (error_code) { case READ_GITFILE_ERR_MISSING:
@@ -2185,7 +2190,7 @@ const char *resolve_gitdir_gently(const char *suspect, int *return_error_code) { if (is_git_directory(suspect)) return suspect; - return read_gitfile_gently(suspect, return_error_code); + return read_gitfile_gently(suspect, NULL, return_error_code); } /* if any standard file descriptor is missing open it to /dev/null */
diff --git a/setup.h b/setup.h
index 654f10e059..018893b1d7 100644
--- a/setup.h
+++ b/setup.h@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ int is_nonbare_repository_dir(struct strbuf *path); #define READ_GITFILE_ERR_MISSING 9 #define READ_GITFILE_ERR_IS_A_DIR 10 void read_gitfile_error_die(int error_code, const char *path); -const char *read_gitfile_gently(const char *path, int *return_error_code); -#define read_gitfile(path) read_gitfile_gently((path), NULL) +const char *read_gitfile_gently(const char *path, bool *absolute, int *return_error_code); +#define read_gitfile(path) read_gitfile_gently((path), NULL, NULL) const char *resolve_gitdir_gently(const char *suspect, int *return_error_code); #define resolve_gitdir(path) resolve_gitdir_gently((path), NULL)
diff --git a/t/t2406-worktree-repair.sh b/t/t2406-worktree-repair.sh
index f5f19b3169..5f241c9878 100755
--- a/t/t2406-worktree-repair.sh
+++ b/t/t2406-worktree-repair.sh@@ -228,30 +228,60 @@ test_expect_success 'repair worktree with relative path with missing gitfile' ' test_cmp expect wt/.git ' -test_expect_success 'repair absolute worktree to use relative paths' ' - test_when_finished "rm -rf main side sidemoved" && +test_expect_success 'repair absolute to relative in side worktree' ' + test_when_finished "rm -rf main side" && test_create_repo main && test_commit -C main init && git -C main worktree add --detach ../side && - echo "../../../../sidemoved/.git" >expect-gitdir && + echo "../../../../side/.git" >expect-gitdir && echo "gitdir: ../main/.git/worktrees/side" >expect-gitfile && - mv side sidemoved && - git -C main worktree repair --relative-paths ../sidemoved && + git -C side worktree repair --relative-paths 2>main/err && + test_grep "gitdir absolute/relative path mismatch" main/err && test_cmp expect-gitdir main/.git/worktrees/side/gitdir && - test_cmp expect-gitfile sidemoved/.git + test_cmp expect-gitfile side/.git ' -test_expect_success 'repair relative worktree to use absolute paths' ' - test_when_finished "rm -rf main side sidemoved" && +test_expect_success 'repair relative to absolute in side worktree' ' + test_when_finished "rm -rf main side" && test_create_repo main && test_commit -C main init && git -C main worktree add --relative-paths --detach ../side && - echo "$(pwd)/sidemoved/.git" >expect-gitdir && + echo "$(pwd)/side/.git" >expect-gitdir && echo "gitdir: $(pwd)/main/.git/worktrees/side" >expect-gitfile && - mv side sidemoved && - git -C main worktree repair ../sidemoved && + git -C side worktree repair 2>main/err && + test_grep "gitdir absolute/relative path mismatch" main/err && test_cmp expect-gitdir main/.git/worktrees/side/gitdir && - test_cmp expect-gitfile sidemoved/.git + test_cmp expect-gitfile side/.git +' + +test_expect_success 'repair absolute to relative in main worktree' ' + test_when_finished "rm -rf main side" && + test_create_repo main && + git -C main config worktree.useRelativePaths false && + test_commit -C main init && + git -C main worktree add --detach ../side && + echo "../../../../side/.git" >expect-gitdir && + echo "gitdir: ../main/.git/worktrees/side" >expect-gitfile && + git -C main config worktree.useRelativePaths true && + git -C main worktree repair 2>main/err && + test_grep ".git file absolute/relative path mismatch" main/err && + test_cmp expect-gitdir main/.git/worktrees/side/gitdir && + test_cmp expect-gitfile side/.git +' + +test_expect_success 'repair relative to absolute in main worktree' ' + test_when_finished "rm -rf main side" && + test_create_repo main && + git -C main config worktree.useRelativePaths true && + test_commit -C main init && + git -C main worktree add --detach ../side && + echo "$(pwd)/side/.git" >expect-gitdir && + echo "gitdir: $(pwd)/main/.git/worktrees/side" >expect-gitfile && + git -C main config worktree.useRelativePaths false && + git -C main worktree repair 2>main/err && + test_grep ".git file absolute/relative path mismatch" main/err && + test_cmp expect-gitdir main/.git/worktrees/side/gitdir && + test_cmp expect-gitfile side/.git ' test_done
diff --git a/worktree.c b/worktree.c
index cbf95328a3..86b599ed27 100644
--- a/worktree.c
+++ b/worktree.c@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ int validate_worktree(const struct worktree *wt, struct strbuf *errmsg, goto done; } - path = xstrdup_or_null(read_gitfile_gently(wt_path.buf, &err)); + path = xstrdup_or_null(read_gitfile_gently(wt_path.buf, NULL, &err)); if (!path) { strbuf_addf_gently(errmsg, _("'%s' is not a .git file, error code %d"), wt_path.buf, err);
@@ -650,6 +650,7 @@ static void repair_gitfile(struct worktree *wt, struct strbuf repo = STRBUF_INIT; struct strbuf backlink = STRBUF_INIT; char *dotgit_contents = NULL; + bool absolute; const char *repair = NULL; char *path = NULL; int err;
@@ -667,16 +668,10 @@ static void repair_gitfile(struct worktree *wt, strbuf_realpath(&repo, path, 1); strbuf_addf(&dotgit, "%s/.git", wt->path); strbuf_addf(&gitdir, "%s/gitdir", repo.buf); - dotgit_contents = xstrdup_or_null(read_gitfile_gently(dotgit.buf, &err)); + dotgit_contents = xstrdup_or_null(read_gitfile_gently(dotgit.buf, &absolute, &err)); - if (dotgit_contents) { - if (is_absolute_path(dotgit_contents)) { - strbuf_addstr(&backlink, dotgit_contents); - } else { - strbuf_addf(&backlink, "%s/%s", wt->path, dotgit_contents); - strbuf_realpath_forgiving(&backlink, backlink.buf, 0); - } - } + if (dotgit_contents) + strbuf_addstr(&backlink, dotgit_contents); if (err == READ_GITFILE_ERR_NOT_A_FILE || err == READ_GITFILE_ERR_IS_A_DIR)
@@ -685,7 +680,7 @@ static void repair_gitfile(struct worktree *wt, repair = _(".git file broken"); else if (fspathcmp(backlink.buf, repo.buf)) repair = _(".git file incorrect"); - else if (use_relative_paths == is_absolute_path(dotgit_contents)) + else if (use_relative_paths == absolute) repair = _(".git file absolute/relative path mismatch"); if (repair) {
@@ -855,16 +850,9 @@ void repair_worktree_at_path(struct repository *repo, infer_backlink(repo, dotgit.buf, &inferred_backlink); strbuf_realpath_forgiving(&inferred_backlink, inferred_backlink.buf, 0); - dotgit_contents = xstrdup_or_null(read_gitfile_gently(dotgit.buf, &err)); + dotgit_contents = xstrdup_or_null(read_gitfile_gently(dotgit.buf, NULL, &err)); if (dotgit_contents) { - if (is_absolute_path(dotgit_contents)) { - strbuf_addstr(&backlink, dotgit_contents); - } else { - strbuf_addbuf(&backlink, &dotgit); - strbuf_strip_suffix(&backlink, ".git"); - strbuf_addstr(&backlink, dotgit_contents); - strbuf_realpath_forgiving(&backlink, backlink.buf, 0); - } + strbuf_addstr(&backlink, dotgit_contents); } else if (err == READ_GITFILE_ERR_NOT_A_FILE || err == READ_GITFILE_ERR_IS_A_DIR) { fn(1, dotgit.buf, _("unable to locate repository; .git is not a file"), cb_data);
base-commit: 11c6700f10234578d10523faf35656ca491425c9 -- gitgitgadget