On 9/3/2025 6:15 AM, Patrick Steinhardt wrote: > On Sat, Aug 30, 2025 at 09:23:23PM +0000, Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget wrote: >> diff --git a/midx-write.c b/midx-write.c >> index 070a7f61f4..0f1d5653ab 100644 >> --- a/midx-write.c >> +++ b/midx-write.c >> @@ -1104,6 +1104,7 @@ static int write_midx_internal(struct repository *r, const char *object_dir, >> m = m->base_midx; >> } >> } else if (ctx.m && fill_packs_from_midx(&ctx)) { >> + result = 1; >> goto cleanup; >> } > > Would it make sense to also convert this command to return negative > error codes? (Yes, in patch 6) >> diff --git a/t/t5319-multi-pack-index.sh b/t/t5319-multi-pack-index.sh >> index 49705c62a2..008e65c22e 100755 >> --- a/t/t5319-multi-pack-index.sh >> +++ b/t/t5319-multi-pack-index.sh >> @@ -1100,7 +1100,10 @@ test_expect_success 'load reverse index when missing .idx, .pack' ' >> mv $idx.bak $idx && >> >> mv $pack $pack.bak && >> - git cat-file --batch-check="%(objectsize:disk)" <tip >> + git cat-file --batch-check="%(objectsize:disk)" <tip && >> + >> + test_must_fail git multi-pack-index write 2>err && >> + grep "could not load pack" err > > Nit: this should probably use `test_grep`. You're right. I think I misremembered the preferred use back when test_i18ngrep was deprecated. Thanks, -Stolee