diff --git a/Documentation/git-fast-import.txt b/Documentation/git-fast-import.txt
index 4357c213ed..2d5f533f63 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-fast-import.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-fast-import.txt
@@ -307,6 +307,11 @@ and control the current import process. More detailed discussion
Require that fast-import supports the specified feature, or
abort if it does not.
+`option`::
+ Specify any of the options listed under OPTIONS that do not
+ change stream semantic to suit the frontend's needs. This
+ command is optional and is not needed to perform an import.
+
`commit`
~~~~~~~~
Create or update a branch with a new commit, recording one logical
@@ -871,6 +876,33 @@ The following features are currently supported:
* export-marks
* force
+`option`
+~~~~~~~~
+Processes the specified option so that git fast-import behaves in a
+way that suits the frontend's needs.
+Note that options specified by the frontend are overridden by any
+options the user may specify to git fast-import itself.
+
+....
+ 'option' SP <option> LF
+....
+
+The `<option>` part of the command may contain any of the options
+listed in the OPTIONS section that do not change import semantics,
+without the leading '--' and is treated in the same way.
+
+Option commands must be the first commands on the input (not counting
+feature commands), to give an option command after any non-option
+command is an error.
+
+The following commandline options change import semantics and may therefore
+not be passed as option:
+
+* date-format
+* import-marks
+* export-marks
+* force
+
Crash Reports
-------------
If fast-import is supplied invalid input it will terminate with a
diff --git a/fast-import.c b/fast-import.c
index ce0cd4e68a..ab099b6338 100644
--- a/fast-import.c
+++ b/fast-import.c
@@ -296,6 +296,8 @@ static unsigned long branch_load_count;
static int failure;
static FILE *pack_edges;
static unsigned int show_stats = 1;
+static int global_argc;
+static const char **global_argv;
/* Memory pools */
static size_t mem_pool_alloc = 2*1024*1024 - sizeof(struct mem_pool);
@@ -355,6 +357,8 @@ static uintmax_t next_mark;
static struct strbuf new_data = STRBUF_INIT;
static int seen_data_command;
+static void parse_argv(void);
+
static void write_branch_report(FILE *rpt, struct branch *b)
{
fprintf(rpt, "%s:\n", b->name);
@@ -1706,8 +1710,9 @@ static int read_next_command(void)
return EOF;
if (!seen_data_command
- && prefixcmp(command_buf.buf, "feature ")) {
- seen_data_command = 1;
+ && prefixcmp(command_buf.buf, "feature ")
+ && prefixcmp(command_buf.buf, "option ")) {
+ parse_argv();
}
rc = rc_free;
@@ -2512,31 +2517,25 @@ static void option_export_pack_edges(const char *edges)
die_errno("Cannot open '%s'", edges);
}
-static void parse_one_option(const char *option)
+static int parse_one_option(const char *option)
{
- if (!prefixcmp(option, "date-format=")) {
- option_date_format(option + 12);
- } else if (!prefixcmp(option, "max-pack-size=")) {
+ if (!prefixcmp(option, "max-pack-size=")) {
option_max_pack_size(option + 14);
} else if (!prefixcmp(option, "depth=")) {
option_depth(option + 6);
} else if (!prefixcmp(option, "active-branches=")) {
option_active_branches(option + 16);
- } else if (!prefixcmp(option, "import-marks=")) {
- option_import_marks(option + 13);
- } else if (!prefixcmp(option, "export-marks=")) {
- option_export_marks(option + 13);
} else if (!prefixcmp(option, "export-pack-edges=")) {
option_export_pack_edges(option + 18);
- } else if (!prefixcmp(option, "force")) {
- force_update = 1;
} else if (!prefixcmp(option, "quiet")) {
show_stats = 0;
} else if (!prefixcmp(option, "stats")) {
show_stats = 1;
} else {
- die("Unsupported option: %s", option);
+ return 0;
}
+
+ return 1;
}
static int parse_one_feature(const char *feature)
@@ -2569,6 +2568,19 @@ static void parse_feature(void)
die("This version of fast-import does not support feature %s.", feature);
}
+static void parse_option(void)
+{
+ char *option = command_buf.buf + 11;
+
+ if (seen_data_command)
+ die("Got option command '%s' after data command", option);
+
+ if (parse_one_option(option))
+ return;
+
+ die("This version of fast-import does not support option: %s", option);
+}
+
static int git_pack_config(const char *k, const char *v, void *cb)
{
if (!strcmp(k, "pack.depth")) {
@@ -2593,6 +2605,32 @@ static int git_pack_config(const char *k, const char *v, void *cb)
static const char fast_import_usage[] =
"git fast-import [--date-format=f] [--max-pack-size=n] [--depth=n] [--active-branches=n] [--export-marks=marks.file]";
+static void parse_argv(void)
+{
+ unsigned int i;
+
+ for (i = 1; i < global_argc; i++) {
+ const char *a = global_argv[i];
+
+ if (*a != '-' || !strcmp(a, "--"))
+ break;
+
+ if (parse_one_option(a + 2))
+ continue;
+
+ if (parse_one_feature(a + 2))
+ continue;
+
+ die("unknown option %s", a);
+ }
+ if (i != global_argc)
+ usage(fast_import_usage);
+
+ seen_data_command = 1;
+ if (import_marks_file)
+ read_marks();
+}
+
int main(int argc, const char **argv)
{
unsigned int i;
@@ -2614,18 +2652,8 @@ int main(int argc, const char **argv)
avail_tree_table = xcalloc(avail_tree_table_sz, sizeof(struct avail_tree_content*));
marks = pool_calloc(1, sizeof(struct mark_set));
- for (i = 1; i < argc; i++) {
- const char *a = argv[i];
-
- if (*a != '-' || !strcmp(a, "--"))
- break;
-
- parse_one_option(a + 2);
- }
- if (i != argc)
- usage(fast_import_usage);
- if (import_marks_file)
- read_marks();
+ global_argc = argc;
+ global_argv = argv;
rc_free = pool_alloc(cmd_save * sizeof(*rc_free));
for (i = 0; i < (cmd_save - 1); i++)
@@ -2650,9 +2678,18 @@ int main(int argc, const char **argv)
parse_progress();
else if (!prefixcmp(command_buf.buf, "feature "))
parse_feature();
+ else if (!prefixcmp(command_buf.buf, "option git "))
+ parse_option();
+ else if (!prefixcmp(command_buf.buf, "option "))
+ /* ignore non-git options*/;
else
die("Unsupported command: %s", command_buf.buf);
}
+
+ /* argv hasn't been parsed yet, do so */
+ if (!seen_data_command)
+ parse_argv();
+
end_packfile();
dump_branches();