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* Switch to MonadCatchIO-transformers for better handling of state while ↵Gravatar Joey Hess2013-05-19
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | catching exceptions. As seen in this bug report, the lifted exception handling using the StateT monad throws away state changes when an action throws an exception. http://git-annex.branchable.com/bugs/git_annex_fork_bombs_on_gpg_file/ .. Which can result in cached values being redundantly calculated, or other possibly worse bugs when the annex state gets out of sync with reality. This switches from a StateT AnnexState to a ReaderT (MVar AnnexState). All changes to the state go via the MVar. So when an Annex action is running inside an exception handler, and it makes some changes, they immediately go into affect in the MVar. If it then throws an exception (or even crashes its thread!), the state changes are still in effect. The MonadCatchIO-transformers change is actually only incidental. I could have kept on using lifted-base for the exception handling. However, I'd have needed to write a new instance of MonadBaseControl for the new monad.. and I didn't write the old instance.. I begged Bas and he kindly sent it to me. Happily, MonadCatchIO-transformers is able to derive a MonadCatchIO instance for my monad. This is a deep level change. It passes the test suite! What could it break? Well.. The most likely breakage would be to code that runs an Annex action in an exception handler, and *wants* state changes to be thrown away. Perhaps the state changes leaves the state inconsistent, or wrong. Since there are relatively few places in git-annex that catch exceptions in the Annex monad, and the AnnexState is generally just used to cache calculated data, this is unlikely to be a problem. Oh yeah, this change also makes Assistant.Types.ThreadedMonad a bit redundant. It's now entirely possible to run concurrent Annex actions in different threads, all sharing access to the same state! The ThreadedMonad just adds some extra work on top of that, with its own MVar, and avoids such actions possibly stepping on one-another's toes. I have not gotten rid of it, but might try that later. Being able to run concurrent Annex actions would simplify parts of the Assistant code.
* warningGravatar Joey Hess2013-05-19
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* print encryption setup message before actionGravatar Joey Hess2013-05-18
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* Merge branch 'master' of ssh://git-annex.branchable.comGravatar Joey Hess2013-05-17
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| * Added a comment: Follow-up information on my systemGravatar http://yarikoptic.myopenid.com/2013-05-18
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* | ignore test suite failure until it has been gotten to work on windowsGravatar Joey Hess2013-05-17
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| * Fixed a typoGravatar https://www.google.com/accounts/o8/id?id=AItOawkGCmVc5qIJaQQgG82Hc5zzBdAVdhe2JEM2013-05-17
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| * Added a commentGravatar http://joeyh.name/2013-05-17
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* Merge branch 'master' of ssh://git-annex.branchable.comGravatar Joey Hess2013-05-17
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* | blog for the dayGravatar Joey Hess2013-05-17
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* clean up test dirGravatar Joey Hess2013-05-17
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* run test suite in cygwin so it can find utilities etcGravatar Joey Hess2013-05-17
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* better messageGravatar Joey Hess2013-05-17
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* ssh warningsGravatar Joey Hess2013-05-17
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* can't test gpg on Windows yetGravatar Joey Hess2013-05-17
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* use posixcompatGravatar Joey Hess2013-05-17
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* try building test suite on windowsGravatar Joey Hess2013-05-17
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* updateGravatar Joey Hess2013-05-17
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* run test suite on windows autobuilderGravatar Joey Hess2013-05-17
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* improve handling of receiving object in direct mode when associated files ↵Gravatar Joey Hess2013-05-17
| | | | | | | | | | | | are modified Before, if a direct mode repo had one or more associated files that were modifed, moving the object into it would overwrite the associated files with the pristine object. Now, modified associated files are left unchanged. To ensure that, when an object is moved into a direct mode repo, it's not thrown away, it gets stored in indirect mode.
* fixGravatar Joey Hess2013-05-17
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* store copy in inode cache tooGravatar Joey Hess2013-05-17
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* test suite passes in direct modeGravatar Joey Hess2013-05-17
| | | | | | | | | | | This fixes a bug with git annex add in direct mode. If some files already existed in the tree pointing at the same key as a file that was just added, and their content was not present, add neglected to copy the content to those files. I also changed the behavior of moveAnnex slightly: When content is moved into the annex in direct mode, it does not overwrite any content already present in direct mode files. That content may be modified after all.
* don't warn about existence of pre-commit hook if it already has the right ↵Gravatar Joey Hess2013-05-17
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* fsck behavior varies in direct mode when the file is modifiedGravatar Joey Hess2013-05-17
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* disable unused test in direct modeGravatar Joey Hess2013-05-17
| | | | | | | | | This test is actually pointing at a problem, with getKeysPresent in direct mode. When a file is git rm -f'd, this removes its content, but it's still listed by getKeysPresent. However, unused is fairly useless in direct mode, and the test needs to be updated to handle other differences, so disable it for now
* disable stuff that is not supported in direct modeGravatar Joey Hess2013-05-17
| | | | | Also fixed a git rm that failed due to seeing modified file content in direct mode.
* remove old comments, there is a build script nowGravatar Joey Hess2013-05-17
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* fix linkGravatar Joey Hess2013-05-17
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* cleanupGravatar Joey Hess2013-05-17
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* syntax fixGravatar Joey Hess2013-05-17
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* don't hardcode path to cygwin stuff, look for it in PATHGravatar Joey Hess2013-05-17
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* specify makensis path in build scriptGravatar Joey Hess2013-05-17
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* updateGravatar Joey Hess2013-05-17
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* update with autobuilderGravatar Joey Hess2013-05-17
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* exportGravatar Joey Hess2013-05-17
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* disable cygwin warningsGravatar Joey Hess2013-05-17
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* fixesGravatar Joey Hess2013-05-17
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* bad hunkGravatar Joey Hess2013-05-17
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* work around strange MissingH build fail on windows, that I cannot reproduce hereGravatar Joey Hess2013-05-17
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* disable xmppGravatar Joey Hess2013-05-17
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* add new depGravatar Joey Hess2013-05-17
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* fix path to cabalGravatar Joey Hess2013-05-17
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* updateGravatar Joey Hess2013-05-17
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* Merge branch 'master' of ssh://git-annex.branchable.comGravatar Joey Hess2013-05-17
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* | fix pathGravatar Joey Hess2013-05-17
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* | Sanitize debian changelog version before putting it into cabal file. Closes: ↵Gravatar Joey Hess2013-05-17
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* | add dep needed with newer ghcGravatar Joey Hess2013-05-17
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| * Added a commentGravatar basak2013-05-17
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