Merge commit 'v1.7.6' into jc/checkout-reflog-fix

* commit 'v1.7.6': (3211 commits)
  Git 1.7.6
  completion: replace core.abbrevguard to core.abbrev
  Git 1.7.6-rc3
  Documentation: git diff --check respects core.whitespace
  gitweb: 'pickaxe' and 'grep' features requires 'search' to be enabled
  t7810: avoid unportable use of "echo"
  plug a few coverity-spotted leaks
  builtin/gc.c: add missing newline in message
  tests: link shell libraries into valgrind directory
  t/Makefile: pass test opts to valgrind target properly
  sh-i18n--envsubst.c: do not #include getopt.h
  Fix typo: existant->existent
  Git 1.7.6-rc2
  gitweb: do not misparse nonnumeric content tag files that contain a digit
  Git 1.7.6-rc1
  fetch: do not leak a refspec
  t3703: skip more tests using colons in file names on Windows
  gitweb: Fix usability of $prevent_xss
  gitweb: Move "Requirements" up in gitweb/INSTALL
  gitweb: Describe CSSMIN and JSMIN in gitweb/INSTALL
  ...

1 files changed, 12 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/ident.c b/ident.c
index 9e2438826d..35a6f26473 100644
--- a/ident.c
+++ b/ident.c
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@
 
 static char git_default_date[50];
 
+#ifdef NO_GECOS_IN_PWENT
+#define get_gecos(ignored) "&"
+#else
+#define get_gecos(struct_passwd) ((struct_passwd)->pw_gecos)
+#endif
+
 static void copy_gecos(const struct passwd *w, char *name, size_t sz)
 {
 	char *src, *dst;
@@ -20,7 +26,7 @@ static void copy_gecos(const struct passwd *w, char *name, size_t sz)
 	 * with commas.  Also & stands for capitalized form of the login name.
 	 */
 
-	for (len = 0, dst = name, src = w->pw_gecos; len < sz; src++) {
+	for (len = 0, dst = name, src = get_gecos(w); len < sz; src++) {
 		int ch = *src;
 		if (ch != '&') {
 			*dst++ = ch;
@@ -34,6 +40,7 @@ static void copy_gecos(const struct passwd *w, char *name, size_t sz)
 			*dst++ = toupper(*w->pw_name);
 			memcpy(dst, w->pw_name + 1, nlen - 1);
 			dst += nlen - 1;
+			len += nlen;
 		}
 	}
 	if (len < sz)
@@ -217,8 +224,10 @@ const char *fmt_ident(const char *name, const char *email,
 	}
 
 	strcpy(date, git_default_date);
-	if (!name_addr_only && date_str)
-		parse_date(date_str, date, sizeof(date));
+	if (!name_addr_only && date_str && date_str[0]) {
+		if (parse_date(date_str, date, sizeof(date)) < 0)
+			die("invalid date format: %s", date_str);
+	}
 
 	i = copy(buffer, sizeof(buffer), 0, name);
 	i = add_raw(buffer, sizeof(buffer), i, " <");