Re: [PATCH 2/2] Handle invalid argc gently

From: Dmitry V. Levin <ldv@altlinux.org>
Date: 2006-09-14 23:16:26
On Wed, Sep 13, 2006 at 11:34:05PM -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote:
> "Dmitry V. Levin" <ldv@altlinux.org> writes:
> > On Wed, Sep 13, 2006 at 06:12:02PM -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote:
> >> "Dmitry V. Levin" <ldv@altlinux.org> writes:
> >> 
> >> > describe, git: Handle argc==0 case the same way as argc==1.
> >> 
> >> When does one get (ac == 0)?
> >
> > When one executes something like
> > execlp("git", NULL, NULL);
> 
> Fair enough.
> 
> What is the valid reason to do execlp("git", NULL, NULL)?

Personally I do not plan to execute git this way on regular basis, indeed. :)

But argc == 0 is allowed, so why should git crash?


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