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Addresses C4703 uninitialized variables warnings that promote to errors with /sdl flag

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/error-messages/compiler-warnings/compiler-warning-level-4-c4703?view=msvc-170

@ShiningMassXAcc ShiningMassXAcc changed the title Fix C4703 uninitialized pointer variable warnings for VCPKG builds Fix C4703 uninitialized pointer variable warnings Oct 28, 2025
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@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ static int url_parse_authority(
size_t len)
{
const char *c, *hostport_end, *host_end = NULL,
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Why do only some of these need an individual = NULL and not others? You've added one for userpass_end but c and hostport_end still don't have one.

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It's up to the compiler to look at usage after this and whether or not it will get deterministically assigned versus for others. I can get these as well just for consistency versus only fixing ones that /SDL asked for given the usage afterwards.

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git_net_url_parser parser = GIT_NET_URL_PARSER_INIT;
const char *c, *authority, *path = NULL;
const char *c, *authority = NULL, *path = NULL;
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Similar, why does authority need it but not c?

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I suspect more warnings will pop up since there are still uninitialized variables, but what's there is fine.

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ethomson commented Dec 6, 2025

what's there is fine.

Right, this is my thought here. It's fine, I guess.

I'm sure that y'all have a strong encouragement (if not a mandate) to compile with /SDL, so I'll take it. But wow the static code analysis that MSVC is doing here could use some improvement.

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ethomson commented Dec 6, 2025

Thanks for the fix! I've needed to compile with /SDL before, so I'm happy to make sure that this builds with the necessary static code analysis and safe build flags. 🙏

@ethomson ethomson merged commit 9fd0741 into libgit2:main Dec 6, 2025
netbsd-srcmastr pushed a commit to NetBSD/pkgsrc that referenced this pull request May 5, 2026
v1.9.3

This release includes a number of bugfixes and compatibility
improvements, particularly around SHA256 support.

* cmake: fix linker error when using ninja build generator by
  @kcsaul in libgit2/libgit2#7249
* Handle redirects with Content-Length: 0 correctly by
  @ethomson in libgit2/libgit2#7246
* ci: use poxygit v0.8.1 in the tests by @ethomson in
  libgit2/libgit2#7248
* Zero indexer stats in pack objects by @ethomson in
  libgit2/libgit2#7243
* submodule: git_index_add_bypath does not move conflict entries
  to REUC by @lrm29 in libgit2/libgit2#7003
* fix: prevent SSH timeout infinite loop and enable TCP keepalive
  by @ambv in libgit2/libgit2#7165
* merge_files: avoid UB in xdiff by @ethomson in
  libgit2/libgit2#7239
* git_merge_file_from_index: handle cases when a child (ours or
  theirs) is null by @eantoranz in
  libgit2/libgit2#7092
* cmake: write git.h.tmp to current binary directory by @kcsaul in
  libgit2/libgit2#7241
* fix(pack): ensure pack_backend__read returns null terminated buffer
  by @kanru in libgit2/libgit2#7238
* Check object lengths against headers in read_loose by @howtonotwin
  in libgit2/libgit2#7178
* cmake: don't recreate git2.h unnecessarily by @ethomson in
  libgit2/libgit2#7234
* Memory Backend Corruption Fix by @kcsaul in
  libgit2/libgit2#7232
* Fixed a heap-buffer-overflow in the smart_pkt.c:set_data function
  by @oliverchang in libgit2/libgit2#7118
* fix(transport): get oid_type on local transport by @weihanglo in
  libgit2/libgit2#7229
* `GIT_REMOTE_DOWNLOAD_TAGS_ALL`: remove stray "the" in docs by
  @DanielEScherzer in libgit2/libgit2#7228
* fix(clone): propagate object format in local clone by @weihanglo in
  libgit2/libgit2#7226
* repo: Fix possible null pointer dereference by @csware in
  libgit2/libgit2#7225
* revparse: Allow `HEAD` abbreviation `@` by @KoviRobi in
  libgit2/libgit2#7218
* camke: include libssh2 in `Requires.private` in the PC file
  by @carlosmn in libgit2/libgit2#7215
* futils: fix undefined behavior in O_FSYNC fallback definition
  by @cehoffman in libgit2/libgit2#7211
* pcre: actually fix dangling-pointer warning by @ethomson in
  libgit2/libgit2#7206
* pcre: update cmake warnings for non-gcc by @ethomson in
  libgit2/libgit2#7205
* Fix some warnings with gcc by @ethomson in
  libgit2/libgit2#7203
* fix: apply insteadOf from global config for detached remotes by
  @weihanglo in libgit2/libgit2#7195
* Fix `git_index_entry` documentation by @bakersdozen123 in
  libgit2/libgit2#7192
* config: Fix potential null value passed to %s by @ethomson in
  libgit2/libgit2#7190
* index: support USE_NSEC=OFF by @ethomson in
  libgit2/libgit2#7187
* feat(remote): expose `git_remote_oid_type` by @weihanglo in
  libgit2/libgit2#7185
* fix(smart): keep caps across RPC stream resets by @weihanglo in
  libgit2/libgit2#7183
* fix wrong comment by @Murmele in
  libgit2/libgit2#7181
* fix(sha256): pass correct oid type by @weihanglo in
  libgit2/libgit2#7179
* examples: correct `git_commit_time` comment by @qaqland in
  libgit2/libgit2#7175
* tests: update to latest clar by @ethomson in
  libgit2/libgit2#7173
* delta: fix undefined behavior in hdr_sz varint parsing
  by @Oblivionsage in libgit2/libgit2#7172
* ci: Update macos-13 to macos-14 images on GitHub Actions by @ambv
  in libgit2/libgit2#7167
* ci: Fix cases of -Werror=discarded-qualifiers raised by @gcc 15.2
  by @ambv in libgit2/libgit2#7164
* Use CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR for libgit2package INSTALL_INTERFACE
  by @aware70 in libgit2/libgit2#7155
* Fix C4703 uninitialized pointer variable warnings by
  @ShiningMassXAcc in libgit2/libgit2#7154
* test: check the correct filesystem for case-sensitivity by @ambv
  in libgit2/libgit2#7153
* ci: update ci/docker/fedora to work with Rawhide 44 by @ambv
  in libgit2/libgit2#7152
* refs: honor REFSPEC_SHORTHAND for multi-segment refs by @roberth
  in libgit2/libgit2#7148
* config: Fix potential null value passed to %s by @orgads in
  libgit2/libgit2#7131
* Fix potential access to uninitialized variables by @orgads
  in libgit2/libgit2#7130
* refspec: Detect DEL character in is_valid_name by @xokdvium
  in libgit2/libgit2#7120
* Update documentation to clarify that cert cb is always called
  by @ehuss in libgit2/libgit2#7119
* Update `racy.c` reference by @emmanuel-ferdman in
  libgit2/libgit2#7091
* Avoid duplicate definition of git_http_auth_dummy. by
  @JohannesWilde in libgit2/libgit2#7077
netbsd-srcmastr pushed a commit to NetBSD/pkgsrc that referenced this pull request May 13, 2026
v1.9.3

This release includes a number of bugfixes and compatibility
improvements, particularly around SHA256 support.

* cmake: fix linker error when using ninja build generator by
  @kcsaul in libgit2/libgit2#7249
* Handle redirects with Content-Length: 0 correctly by
  @ethomson in libgit2/libgit2#7246
* ci: use poxygit v0.8.1 in the tests by @ethomson in
  libgit2/libgit2#7248
* Zero indexer stats in pack objects by @ethomson in
  libgit2/libgit2#7243
* submodule: git_index_add_bypath does not move conflict entries
  to REUC by @lrm29 in libgit2/libgit2#7003
* fix: prevent SSH timeout infinite loop and enable TCP keepalive
  by @ambv in libgit2/libgit2#7165
* merge_files: avoid UB in xdiff by @ethomson in
  libgit2/libgit2#7239
* git_merge_file_from_index: handle cases when a child (ours or
  theirs) is null by @eantoranz in
  libgit2/libgit2#7092
* cmake: write git.h.tmp to current binary directory by @kcsaul in
  libgit2/libgit2#7241
* fix(pack): ensure pack_backend__read returns null terminated buffer
  by @kanru in libgit2/libgit2#7238
* Check object lengths against headers in read_loose by @howtonotwin
  in libgit2/libgit2#7178
* cmake: don't recreate git2.h unnecessarily by @ethomson in
  libgit2/libgit2#7234
* Memory Backend Corruption Fix by @kcsaul in
  libgit2/libgit2#7232
* Fixed a heap-buffer-overflow in the smart_pkt.c:set_data function
  by @oliverchang in libgit2/libgit2#7118
* fix(transport): get oid_type on local transport by @weihanglo in
  libgit2/libgit2#7229
* `GIT_REMOTE_DOWNLOAD_TAGS_ALL`: remove stray "the" in docs by
  @DanielEScherzer in libgit2/libgit2#7228
* fix(clone): propagate object format in local clone by @weihanglo in
  libgit2/libgit2#7226
* repo: Fix possible null pointer dereference by @csware in
  libgit2/libgit2#7225
* revparse: Allow `HEAD` abbreviation `@` by @KoviRobi in
  libgit2/libgit2#7218
* camke: include libssh2 in `Requires.private` in the PC file
  by @carlosmn in libgit2/libgit2#7215
* futils: fix undefined behavior in O_FSYNC fallback definition
  by @cehoffman in libgit2/libgit2#7211
* pcre: actually fix dangling-pointer warning by @ethomson in
  libgit2/libgit2#7206
* pcre: update cmake warnings for non-gcc by @ethomson in
  libgit2/libgit2#7205
* Fix some warnings with gcc by @ethomson in
  libgit2/libgit2#7203
* fix: apply insteadOf from global config for detached remotes by
  @weihanglo in libgit2/libgit2#7195
* Fix `git_index_entry` documentation by @bakersdozen123 in
  libgit2/libgit2#7192
* config: Fix potential null value passed to %s by @ethomson in
  libgit2/libgit2#7190
* index: support USE_NSEC=OFF by @ethomson in
  libgit2/libgit2#7187
* feat(remote): expose `git_remote_oid_type` by @weihanglo in
  libgit2/libgit2#7185
* fix(smart): keep caps across RPC stream resets by @weihanglo in
  libgit2/libgit2#7183
* fix wrong comment by @Murmele in
  libgit2/libgit2#7181
* fix(sha256): pass correct oid type by @weihanglo in
  libgit2/libgit2#7179
* examples: correct `git_commit_time` comment by @qaqland in
  libgit2/libgit2#7175
* tests: update to latest clar by @ethomson in
  libgit2/libgit2#7173
* delta: fix undefined behavior in hdr_sz varint parsing
  by @Oblivionsage in libgit2/libgit2#7172
* ci: Update macos-13 to macos-14 images on GitHub Actions by @ambv
  in libgit2/libgit2#7167
* ci: Fix cases of -Werror=discarded-qualifiers raised by @gcc 15.2
  by @ambv in libgit2/libgit2#7164
* Use CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR for libgit2package INSTALL_INTERFACE
  by @aware70 in libgit2/libgit2#7155
* Fix C4703 uninitialized pointer variable warnings by
  @ShiningMassXAcc in libgit2/libgit2#7154
* test: check the correct filesystem for case-sensitivity by @ambv
  in libgit2/libgit2#7153
* ci: update ci/docker/fedora to work with Rawhide 44 by @ambv
  in libgit2/libgit2#7152
* refs: honor REFSPEC_SHORTHAND for multi-segment refs by @roberth
  in libgit2/libgit2#7148
* config: Fix potential null value passed to %s by @orgads in
  libgit2/libgit2#7131
* Fix potential access to uninitialized variables by @orgads
  in libgit2/libgit2#7130
* refspec: Detect DEL character in is_valid_name by @xokdvium
  in libgit2/libgit2#7120
* Update documentation to clarify that cert cb is always called
  by @ehuss in libgit2/libgit2#7119
* Update `racy.c` reference by @emmanuel-ferdman in
  libgit2/libgit2#7091
* Avoid duplicate definition of git_http_auth_dummy. by
  @JohannesWilde in libgit2/libgit2#7077
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