git-diff: allow --no-index semantics a bit more

Even when inside a git work tree, if two paths are given and at least one
is clearly outside the work tree, it cannot be a request to diff a tracked
path anyway; allow such an invocation to use --no-index semantics.

Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
This commit is contained in:
Junio C Hamano 2008-05-26 21:54:23 -07:00
parent 0569e9b8ce
commit 040366076f

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@ -144,6 +144,25 @@ static int queue_diff(struct diff_options *o,
}
}
static int path_outside_repo(const char *path)
{
/*
* We have already done setup_git_directory_gently() so we
* know we are inside a git work tree already.
*/
const char *work_tree;
size_t len;
if (!is_absolute_path(path))
return 0;
work_tree = get_git_work_tree();
len = strlen(work_tree);
if (strncmp(path, work_tree, len) ||
(path[len] != '\0' && path[len] != '/'))
return 1;
return 0;
}
void diff_no_index(struct rev_info *revs,
int argc, const char **argv,
int nongit, const char *prefix)
@ -162,13 +181,19 @@ void diff_no_index(struct rev_info *revs,
break;
}
/*
* No explicit --no-index, but "git diff --opts A B" outside
* a git repository is a cute hack to support.
*/
if (!no_index && !nongit)
return;
if (!no_index && !nongit) {
/*
* Inside a git repository, without --no-index. Only
* when a path outside the repository is given,
* e.g. "git diff /var/tmp/[12]", or "git diff
* Makefile /var/tmp/Makefile", allow it to be used as
* a colourful "diff" replacement.
*/
if ((argc != i + 2) ||
(!path_outside_repo(argv[i]) &&
!path_outside_repo(argv[i+1])))
return;
}
if (argc != i + 2)
die("git diff %s takes two paths",
no_index ? "--no-index" : "[--no-index]");