On Wed, Apr 05, 2017 at 06:06:25PM +0000, g...@jeffhostetler.com wrote:

> ---
>  builtin/fsck.c  |  1 +
>  cache.h         |  2 ++
>  read-cache.c    |  7 +++++++
>  t/t1450-fsck.sh | 13 +++++++++++++
>  4 files changed, 23 insertions(+)

This version is delightfully simple. Thanks for sticking with it.

> +test_expect_success 'detect corrupt index file in fsck' '
> +     cp .git/index .git/index.backup &&
> +     test_when_finished "mv .git/index.backup .git/index" &&
> +     echo zzzzzzzz >zzzzzzzz &&
> +     test_when_finished "rm zzzzzzzz" &&
> +     git add zzzzzzzz &&
> +     sed -e "s/zzzzzzzz/yyyyyyyy/" .git/index >.git/index.yyy &&
> +     rm .git/index &&
> +     mv .git/index.yyy .git/index &&
> +     test_when_finished "rm .git/index" &&
> +     test_must_fail git fsck --cache
> +'

I was surprised by the second when-finished "rm". The earlier "mv"
should be enough to restore everything. I guess you're trying to
overcome the tendency of "mv" to complain about overwriting on some
platforms.

But wouldn't that make the first when-finished "mv" potentially a
problem, if it happens before the "rm .git/index" line?

Perhaps "mv -f" would make it all simpler (ordinarily I'd suggest just
"git reset --hard", but since we're corrupting the index, it may be
better not to rely on git for the restore). So maybe just:

  cp .git/index .git/index.backup &&
  test_when_finished "mv -f .git/index.backup .git/index" &&
  ...

I think the "rm zzzzzzzz" can go, too. We don't typically worry too much
about accumulating random files in the working tree. The important thing
is that the index is restored to a sane state.

-Peff

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