Merge branch 'tt/bisect-in-c'

More code in "git bisect" has been rewritten in C.

* tt/bisect-in-c:
  bisect--helper: `bisect_start` shell function partially in C
  bisect--helper: `get_terms` & `bisect_terms` shell function in C
  bisect--helper: `bisect_next_check` shell function in C
  bisect--helper: `check_and_set_terms` shell function in C
  wrapper: move is_empty_file() and rename it as is_empty_or_missing_file()
  bisect--helper: `bisect_write` shell function in C
  bisect--helper: `bisect_reset` shell function in C

6 files changed, 595 insertions, 320 deletions

diff --git a/builtin/am.c b/builtin/am.c
index 6d1c6d3da9..0cc3997292 100644
--- a/builtin/am.c
+++ b/builtin/am.c
@@ -35,22 +35,6 @@
 #include "repository.h"
 
 /**
- * Returns 1 if the file is empty or does not exist, 0 otherwise.
- */
-static int is_empty_file(const char *filename)
-{
-	struct stat st;
-
-	if (stat(filename, &st) < 0) {
-		if (errno == ENOENT)
-			return 1;
-		die_errno(_("could not stat %s"), filename);
-	}
-
-	return !st.st_size;
-}
-
-/**
  * Returns the length of the first line of msg.
  */
 static int linelen(const char *msg)
@@ -1220,7 +1204,7 @@ static int parse_mail(struct am_state *state, const char *mail)
 		goto finish;
 	}
 
-	if (is_empty_file(am_path(state, "patch"))) {
+	if (is_empty_or_missing_file(am_path(state, "patch"))) {
 		printf_ln(_("Patch is empty."));
 		die_user_resolve(state);
 	}
@@ -1803,7 +1787,7 @@ next:
 		resume = 0;
 	}
 
-	if (!is_empty_file(am_path(state, "rewritten"))) {
+	if (!is_empty_or_missing_file(am_path(state, "rewritten"))) {
 		assert(state->rebasing);
 		copy_notes_for_rebase(state);
 		run_post_rewrite_hook(state);
diff --git a/builtin/bisect--helper.c b/builtin/bisect--helper.c
index 417d141c09..c1cff32661 100644
--- a/builtin/bisect--helper.c
+++ b/builtin/bisect--helper.c
@@ -3,18 +3,58 @@
 #include "parse-options.h"
 #include "bisect.h"
 #include "refs.h"
+#include "dir.h"
+#include "argv-array.h"
+#include "run-command.h"
+#include "prompt.h"
+#include "quote.h"
 
 static GIT_PATH_FUNC(git_path_bisect_terms, "BISECT_TERMS")
 static GIT_PATH_FUNC(git_path_bisect_expected_rev, "BISECT_EXPECTED_REV")
 static GIT_PATH_FUNC(git_path_bisect_ancestors_ok, "BISECT_ANCESTORS_OK")
+static GIT_PATH_FUNC(git_path_bisect_start, "BISECT_START")
+static GIT_PATH_FUNC(git_path_bisect_head, "BISECT_HEAD")
+static GIT_PATH_FUNC(git_path_bisect_log, "BISECT_LOG")
+static GIT_PATH_FUNC(git_path_head_name, "head-name")
+static GIT_PATH_FUNC(git_path_bisect_names, "BISECT_NAMES")
 
 static const char * const git_bisect_helper_usage[] = {
 	N_("git bisect--helper --next-all [--no-checkout]"),
 	N_("git bisect--helper --write-terms <bad_term> <good_term>"),
 	N_("git bisect--helper --bisect-clean-state"),
+	N_("git bisect--helper --bisect-reset [<commit>]"),
+	N_("git bisect--helper --bisect-write [--no-log] <state> <revision> <good_term> <bad_term>"),
+	N_("git bisect--helper --bisect-check-and-set-terms <command> <good_term> <bad_term>"),
+	N_("git bisect--helper --bisect-next-check <good_term> <bad_term> [<term>]"),
+	N_("git bisect--helper --bisect-terms [--term-good | --term-old | --term-bad | --term-new]"),
+	N_("git bisect--helper --bisect-start [--term-{old,good}=<term> --term-{new,bad}=<term>]"
+					     "[--no-checkout] [<bad> [<good>...]] [--] [<paths>...]"),
 	NULL
 };
 
+struct bisect_terms {
+	char *term_good;
+	char *term_bad;
+};
+
+static void free_terms(struct bisect_terms *terms)
+{
+	FREE_AND_NULL(terms->term_good);
+	FREE_AND_NULL(terms->term_bad);
+}
+
+static void set_terms(struct bisect_terms *terms, const char *bad,
+		      const char *good)
+{
+	free((void *)terms->term_good);
+	terms->term_good = xstrdup(good);
+	free((void *)terms->term_bad);
+	terms->term_bad = xstrdup(bad);
+}
+
+static const char *vocab_bad = "bad|new";
+static const char *vocab_good = "good|old";
+
 /*
  * Check whether the string `term` belongs to the set of strings
  * included in the variable arguments.
@@ -106,15 +146,482 @@ static void check_expected_revs(const char **revs, int rev_nr)
 	}
 }
 
+static int bisect_reset(const char *commit)
+{
+	struct strbuf branch = STRBUF_INIT;
+
+	if (!commit) {
+		if (strbuf_read_file(&branch, git_path_bisect_start(), 0) < 1) {
+			printf(_("We are not bisecting.\n"));
+			return 0;
+		}
+		strbuf_rtrim(&branch);
+	} else {
+		struct object_id oid;
+
+		if (get_oid_commit(commit, &oid))
+			return error(_("'%s' is not a valid commit"), commit);
+		strbuf_addstr(&branch, commit);
+	}
+
+	if (!file_exists(git_path_bisect_head())) {
+		struct argv_array argv = ARGV_ARRAY_INIT;
+
+		argv_array_pushl(&argv, "checkout", branch.buf, "--", NULL);
+		if (run_command_v_opt(argv.argv, RUN_GIT_CMD)) {
+			strbuf_release(&branch);
+			argv_array_clear(&argv);
+			return error(_("could not check out original"
+				       " HEAD '%s'. Try 'git bisect"
+				       "reset <commit>'."), branch.buf);
+		}
+		argv_array_clear(&argv);
+	}
+
+	strbuf_release(&branch);
+	return bisect_clean_state();
+}
+
+static void log_commit(FILE *fp, char *fmt, const char *state,
+		       struct commit *commit)
+{
+	struct pretty_print_context pp = {0};
+	struct strbuf commit_msg = STRBUF_INIT;
+	char *label = xstrfmt(fmt, state);
+
+	format_commit_message(commit, "%s", &commit_msg, &pp);
+
+	fprintf(fp, "# %s: [%s] %s\n", label, oid_to_hex(&commit->object.oid),
+		commit_msg.buf);
+
+	strbuf_release(&commit_msg);
+	free(label);
+}
+
+static int bisect_write(const char *state, const char *rev,
+			const struct bisect_terms *terms, int nolog)
+{
+	struct strbuf tag = STRBUF_INIT;
+	struct object_id oid;
+	struct commit *commit;
+	FILE *fp = NULL;
+	int retval = 0;
+
+	if (!strcmp(state, terms->term_bad)) {
+		strbuf_addf(&tag, "refs/bisect/%s", state);
+	} else if (one_of(state, terms->term_good, "skip", NULL)) {
+		strbuf_addf(&tag, "refs/bisect/%s-%s", state, rev);
+	} else {
+		retval = error(_("Bad bisect_write argument: %s"), state);
+		goto finish;
+	}
+
+	if (get_oid(rev, &oid)) {
+		retval = error(_("couldn't get the oid of the rev '%s'"), rev);
+		goto finish;
+	}
+
+	if (update_ref(NULL, tag.buf, &oid, NULL, 0,
+		       UPDATE_REFS_MSG_ON_ERR)) {
+		retval = -1;
+		goto finish;
+	}
+
+	fp = fopen(git_path_bisect_log(), "a");
+	if (!fp) {
+		retval = error_errno(_("couldn't open the file '%s'"), git_path_bisect_log());
+		goto finish;
+	}
+
+	commit = lookup_commit_reference(the_repository, &oid);
+	log_commit(fp, "%s", state, commit);
+
+	if (!nolog)
+		fprintf(fp, "git bisect %s %s\n", state, rev);
+
+finish:
+	if (fp)
+		fclose(fp);
+	strbuf_release(&tag);
+	return retval;
+}
+
+static int check_and_set_terms(struct bisect_terms *terms, const char *cmd)
+{
+	int has_term_file = !is_empty_or_missing_file(git_path_bisect_terms());
+
+	if (one_of(cmd, "skip", "start", "terms", NULL))
+		return 0;
+
+	if (has_term_file && strcmp(cmd, terms->term_bad) &&
+	    strcmp(cmd, terms->term_good))
+		return error(_("Invalid command: you're currently in a "
+				"%s/%s bisect"), terms->term_bad,
+				terms->term_good);
+
+	if (!has_term_file) {
+		if (one_of(cmd, "bad", "good", NULL)) {
+			set_terms(terms, "bad", "good");
+			return write_terms(terms->term_bad, terms->term_good);
+		}
+		if (one_of(cmd, "new", "old", NULL)) {
+			set_terms(terms, "new", "old");
+			return write_terms(terms->term_bad, terms->term_good);
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int mark_good(const char *refname, const struct object_id *oid,
+		     int flag, void *cb_data)
+{
+	int *m_good = (int *)cb_data;
+	*m_good = 0;
+	return 1;
+}
+
+static const char *need_bad_and_good_revision_warning =
+	N_("You need to give me at least one %s and %s revision.\n"
+	   "You can use \"git bisect %s\" and \"git bisect %s\" for that.");
+
+static const char *need_bisect_start_warning =
+	N_("You need to start by \"git bisect start\".\n"
+	   "You then need to give me at least one %s and %s revision.\n"
+	   "You can use \"git bisect %s\" and \"git bisect %s\" for that.");
+
+static int bisect_next_check(const struct bisect_terms *terms,
+			     const char *current_term)
+{
+	int missing_good = 1, missing_bad = 1, retval = 0;
+	const char *bad_ref = xstrfmt("refs/bisect/%s", terms->term_bad);
+	const char *good_glob = xstrfmt("%s-*", terms->term_good);
+
+	if (ref_exists(bad_ref))
+		missing_bad = 0;
+
+	for_each_glob_ref_in(mark_good, good_glob, "refs/bisect/",
+			     (void *) &missing_good);
+
+	if (!missing_good && !missing_bad)
+		goto finish;
+
+	if (!current_term) {
+		retval = -1;
+		goto finish;
+	}
+
+	if (missing_good && !missing_bad &&
+	    !strcmp(current_term, terms->term_good)) {
+		char *yesno;
+		/*
+		 * have bad (or new) but not good (or old). We could bisect
+		 * although this is less optimum.
+		 */
+		warning(_("bisecting only with a %s commit"), terms->term_bad);
+		if (!isatty(0))
+			goto finish;
+		/*
+		 * TRANSLATORS: Make sure to include [Y] and [n] in your
+		 * translation. The program will only accept English input
+		 * at this point.
+		 */
+		yesno = git_prompt(_("Are you sure [Y/n]? "), PROMPT_ECHO);
+		if (starts_with(yesno, "N") || starts_with(yesno, "n"))
+			retval = -1;
+		goto finish;
+	}
+	if (!is_empty_or_missing_file(git_path_bisect_start())) {
+		retval = error(_(need_bad_and_good_revision_warning),
+			       vocab_bad, vocab_good, vocab_bad, vocab_good);
+	} else {
+		retval = error(_(need_bisect_start_warning),
+			       vocab_good, vocab_bad, vocab_good, vocab_bad);
+	}
+
+finish:
+	free((void *) good_glob);
+	free((void *) bad_ref);
+	return retval;
+}
+
+static int get_terms(struct bisect_terms *terms)
+{
+	struct strbuf str = STRBUF_INIT;
+	FILE *fp = NULL;
+	int res = 0;
+
+	fp = fopen(git_path_bisect_terms(), "r");
+	if (!fp) {
+		res = -1;
+		goto finish;
+	}
+
+	free_terms(terms);
+	strbuf_getline_lf(&str, fp);
+	terms->term_bad = strbuf_detach(&str, NULL);
+	strbuf_getline_lf(&str, fp);
+	terms->term_good = strbuf_detach(&str, NULL);
+
+finish:
+	if (fp)
+		fclose(fp);
+	strbuf_release(&str);
+	return res;
+}
+
+static int bisect_terms(struct bisect_terms *terms, const char *option)
+{
+	if (get_terms(terms))
+		return error(_("no terms defined"));
+
+	if (option == NULL) {
+		printf(_("Your current terms are %s for the old state\n"
+			 "and %s for the new state.\n"),
+		       terms->term_good, terms->term_bad);
+		return 0;
+	}
+	if (one_of(option, "--term-good", "--term-old", NULL))
+		printf("%s\n", terms->term_good);
+	else if (one_of(option, "--term-bad", "--term-new", NULL))
+		printf("%s\n", terms->term_bad);
+	else
+		return error(_("invalid argument %s for 'git bisect terms'.\n"
+			       "Supported options are: "
+			       "--term-good|--term-old and "
+			       "--term-bad|--term-new."), option);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int bisect_append_log_quoted(const char **argv)
+{
+	int retval = 0;
+	FILE *fp = fopen(git_path_bisect_log(), "a");
+	struct strbuf orig_args = STRBUF_INIT;
+
+	if (!fp)
+		return -1;
+
+	if (fprintf(fp, "git bisect start") < 1) {
+		retval = -1;
+		goto finish;
+	}
+
+	sq_quote_argv(&orig_args, argv);
+	if (fprintf(fp, "%s\n", orig_args.buf) < 1)
+		retval = -1;
+
+finish:
+	fclose(fp);
+	strbuf_release(&orig_args);
+	return retval;
+}
+
+static int bisect_start(struct bisect_terms *terms, int no_checkout,
+			const char **argv, int argc)
+{
+	int i, has_double_dash = 0, must_write_terms = 0, bad_seen = 0;
+	int flags, pathspec_pos, retval = 0;
+	struct string_list revs = STRING_LIST_INIT_DUP;
+	struct string_list states = STRING_LIST_INIT_DUP;
+	struct strbuf start_head = STRBUF_INIT;
+	struct strbuf bisect_names = STRBUF_INIT;
+	struct object_id head_oid;
+	struct object_id oid;
+	const char *head;
+
+	if (is_bare_repository())
+		no_checkout = 1;
+
+	/*
+	 * Check for one bad and then some good revisions
+	 */
+	for (i = 0; i < argc; i++) {
+		if (!strcmp(argv[i], "--")) {
+			has_double_dash = 1;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	for (i = 0; i < argc; i++) {
+		const char *arg = argv[i];
+		if (!strcmp(argv[i], "--")) {
+			break;
+		} else if (!strcmp(arg, "--no-checkout")) {
+			no_checkout = 1;
+		} else if (!strcmp(arg, "--term-good") ||
+			 !strcmp(arg, "--term-old")) {
+			must_write_terms = 1;
+			free((void *) terms->term_good);
+			terms->term_good = xstrdup(argv[++i]);
+		} else if (skip_prefix(arg, "--term-good=", &arg) ||
+			   skip_prefix(arg, "--term-old=", &arg)) {
+			must_write_terms = 1;
+			free((void *) terms->term_good);
+			terms->term_good = xstrdup(arg);
+		} else if (!strcmp(arg, "--term-bad") ||
+			 !strcmp(arg, "--term-new")) {
+			must_write_terms = 1;
+			free((void *) terms->term_bad);
+			terms->term_bad = xstrdup(argv[++i]);
+		} else if (skip_prefix(arg, "--term-bad=", &arg) ||
+			   skip_prefix(arg, "--term-new=", &arg)) {
+			must_write_terms = 1;
+			free((void *) terms->term_bad);
+			terms->term_bad = xstrdup(arg);
+		} else if (starts_with(arg, "--") &&
+			 !one_of(arg, "--term-good", "--term-bad", NULL)) {
+			return error(_("unrecognized option: '%s'"), arg);
+		} else {
+			char *commit_id = xstrfmt("%s^{commit}", arg);
+			if (get_oid(commit_id, &oid) && has_double_dash)
+				die(_("'%s' does not appear to be a valid "
+				      "revision"), arg);
+
+			string_list_append(&revs, oid_to_hex(&oid));
+			free(commit_id);
+		}
+	}
+	pathspec_pos = i;
+
+	/*
+	 * The user ran "git bisect start <sha1> <sha1>", hence did not
+	 * explicitly specify the terms, but we are already starting to
+	 * set references named with the default terms, and won't be able
+	 * to change afterwards.
+	 */
+	if (revs.nr)
+		must_write_terms = 1;
+	for (i = 0; i < revs.nr; i++) {
+		if (bad_seen) {
+			string_list_append(&states, terms->term_good);
+		} else {
+			bad_seen = 1;
+			string_list_append(&states, terms->term_bad);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Verify HEAD
+	 */
+	head = resolve_ref_unsafe("HEAD", 0, &head_oid, &flags);
+	if (!head)
+		if (get_oid("HEAD", &head_oid))
+			return error(_("bad HEAD - I need a HEAD"));
+
+	/*
+	 * Check if we are bisecting
+	 */
+	if (!is_empty_or_missing_file(git_path_bisect_start())) {
+		/* Reset to the rev from where we started */
+		strbuf_read_file(&start_head, git_path_bisect_start(), 0);
+		strbuf_trim(&start_head);
+		if (!no_checkout) {
+			struct argv_array argv = ARGV_ARRAY_INIT;
+
+			argv_array_pushl(&argv, "checkout", start_head.buf,
+					 "--", NULL);
+			if (run_command_v_opt(argv.argv, RUN_GIT_CMD)) {
+				retval = error(_("checking out '%s' failed."
+						 " Try 'git bisect start "
+						 "<valid-branch>'."),
+					       start_head.buf);
+				goto finish;
+			}
+		}
+	} else {
+		/* Get the rev from where we start. */
+		if (!get_oid(head, &head_oid) &&
+		    !starts_with(head, "refs/heads/")) {
+			strbuf_reset(&start_head);
+			strbuf_addstr(&start_head, oid_to_hex(&head_oid));
+		} else if (!get_oid(head, &head_oid) &&
+			   skip_prefix(head, "refs/heads/", &head)) {
+			/*
+			 * This error message should only be triggered by
+			 * cogito usage, and cogito users should understand
+			 * it relates to cg-seek.
+			 */
+			if (!is_empty_or_missing_file(git_path_head_name()))
+				return error(_("won't bisect on cg-seek'ed tree"));
+			strbuf_addstr(&start_head, head);
+		} else {
+			return error(_("bad HEAD - strange symbolic ref"));
+		}
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Get rid of any old bisect state.
+	 */
+	if (bisect_clean_state())
+		return -1;
+
+	/*
+	 * In case of mistaken revs or checkout error, or signals received,
+	 * "bisect_auto_next" below may exit or misbehave.
+	 * We have to trap this to be able to clean up using
+	 * "bisect_clean_state".
+	 */
+
+	/*
+	 * Write new start state
+	 */
+	write_file(git_path_bisect_start(), "%s\n", start_head.buf);
+
+	if (no_checkout) {
+		get_oid(start_head.buf, &oid);
+		if (update_ref(NULL, "BISECT_HEAD", &oid, NULL, 0,
+			       UPDATE_REFS_MSG_ON_ERR)) {
+			retval = -1;
+			goto finish;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (pathspec_pos < argc - 1)
+		sq_quote_argv(&bisect_names, argv + pathspec_pos);
+	write_file(git_path_bisect_names(), "%s\n", bisect_names.buf);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < states.nr; i++)
+		if (bisect_write(states.items[i].string,
+				 revs.items[i].string, terms, 1)) {
+			retval = -1;
+			goto finish;
+		}
+
+	if (must_write_terms && write_terms(terms->term_bad,
+					    terms->term_good)) {
+		retval = -1;
+		goto finish;
+	}
+
+	retval = bisect_append_log_quoted(argv);
+	if (retval)
+		retval = -1;
+
+finish:
+	string_list_clear(&revs, 0);
+	string_list_clear(&states, 0);
+	strbuf_release(&start_head);
+	strbuf_release(&bisect_names);
+	return retval;
+}
+
 int cmd_bisect__helper(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 {
 	enum {
 		NEXT_ALL = 1,
 		WRITE_TERMS,
 		BISECT_CLEAN_STATE,
-		CHECK_EXPECTED_REVS
+		CHECK_EXPECTED_REVS,
+		BISECT_RESET,
+		BISECT_WRITE,
+		CHECK_AND_SET_TERMS,
+		BISECT_NEXT_CHECK,
+		BISECT_TERMS,
+		BISECT_START
 	} cmdmode = 0;
-	int no_checkout = 0;
+	int no_checkout = 0, res = 0, nolog = 0;
 	struct option options[] = {
 		OPT_CMDMODE(0, "next-all", &cmdmode,
 			 N_("perform 'git bisect next'"), NEXT_ALL),
@@ -124,13 +631,29 @@ int cmd_bisect__helper(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 			 N_("cleanup the bisection state"), BISECT_CLEAN_STATE),
 		OPT_CMDMODE(0, "check-expected-revs", &cmdmode,
 			 N_("check for expected revs"), CHECK_EXPECTED_REVS),
+		OPT_CMDMODE(0, "bisect-reset", &cmdmode,
+			 N_("reset the bisection state"), BISECT_RESET),
+		OPT_CMDMODE(0, "bisect-write", &cmdmode,
+			 N_("write out the bisection state in BISECT_LOG"), BISECT_WRITE),
+		OPT_CMDMODE(0, "check-and-set-terms", &cmdmode,
+			 N_("check and set terms in a bisection state"), CHECK_AND_SET_TERMS),
+		OPT_CMDMODE(0, "bisect-next-check", &cmdmode,
+			 N_("check whether bad or good terms exist"), BISECT_NEXT_CHECK),
+		OPT_CMDMODE(0, "bisect-terms", &cmdmode,
+			 N_("print out the bisect terms"), BISECT_TERMS),
+		OPT_CMDMODE(0, "bisect-start", &cmdmode,
+			 N_("start the bisect session"), BISECT_START),
 		OPT_BOOL(0, "no-checkout", &no_checkout,
 			 N_("update BISECT_HEAD instead of checking out the current commit")),
+		OPT_BOOL(0, "no-log", &nolog,
+			 N_("no log for BISECT_WRITE ")),
 		OPT_END()
 	};
+	struct bisect_terms terms = { .term_good = NULL, .term_bad = NULL };
 
 	argc = parse_options(argc, argv, prefix, options,
-			     git_bisect_helper_usage, 0);
+			     git_bisect_helper_usage,
+			     PARSE_OPT_KEEP_DASHDASH | PARSE_OPT_KEEP_UNKNOWN);
 
 	if (!cmdmode)
 		usage_with_options(git_bisect_helper_usage, options);
@@ -149,8 +672,40 @@ int cmd_bisect__helper(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	case CHECK_EXPECTED_REVS:
 		check_expected_revs(argv, argc);
 		return 0;
+	case BISECT_RESET:
+		if (argc > 1)
+			return error(_("--bisect-reset requires either no argument or a commit"));
+		return !!bisect_reset(argc ? argv[0] : NULL);
+	case BISECT_WRITE:
+		if (argc != 4 && argc != 5)
+			return error(_("--bisect-write requires either 4 or 5 arguments"));
+		set_terms(&terms, argv[3], argv[2]);
+		res = bisect_write(argv[0], argv[1], &terms, nolog);
+		break;
+	case CHECK_AND_SET_TERMS:
+		if (argc != 3)
+			return error(_("--check-and-set-terms requires 3 arguments"));
+		set_terms(&terms, argv[2], argv[1]);
+		res = check_and_set_terms(&terms, argv[0]);
+		break;
+	case BISECT_NEXT_CHECK:
+		if (argc != 2 && argc != 3)
+			return error(_("--bisect-next-check requires 2 or 3 arguments"));
+		set_terms(&terms, argv[1], argv[0]);
+		res = bisect_next_check(&terms, argc == 3 ? argv[2] : NULL);
+		break;
+	case BISECT_TERMS:
+		if (argc > 1)
+			return error(_("--bisect-terms requires 0 or 1 argument"));
+		res = bisect_terms(&terms, argc == 1 ? argv[0] : NULL);
+		break;
+	case BISECT_START:
+		set_terms(&terms, "bad", "good");
+		res = bisect_start(&terms, no_checkout, argv, argc);
+		break;
 	default:
 		return error("BUG: unknown subcommand '%d'", cmdmode);
 	}
-	return 0;
+	free_terms(&terms);
+	return !!res;
 }
diff --git a/cache.h b/cache.h
index 156a839484..bcf9fd445f 100644
--- a/cache.h
+++ b/cache.h
@@ -1822,4 +1822,7 @@ void safe_create_dir(const char *dir, int share);
  */
 extern int print_sha1_ellipsis(void);
 
+/* Return 1 if the file is empty or does not exists, 0 otherwise. */
+extern int is_empty_or_missing_file(const char *filename);
+
 #endif /* CACHE_H */
diff --git a/git-bisect.sh b/git-bisect.sh
index 54cbfecc5a..efee12b8b1 100755
--- a/git-bisect.sh
+++ b/git-bisect.sh
@@ -71,122 +71,7 @@ bisect_autostart() {
 }
 
 bisect_start() {
-	#
-	# Check for one bad and then some good revisions.
-	#
-	has_double_dash=0
-	for arg; do
-		case "$arg" in --) has_double_dash=1; break ;; esac
-	done
-	orig_args=$(git rev-parse --sq-quote "$@")
-	bad_seen=0
-	eval=''
-	must_write_terms=0
-	revs=''
-	if test "z$(git rev-parse --is-bare-repository)" != zfalse
-	then
-		mode=--no-checkout
-	else
-		mode=''
-	fi
-	while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
-		arg="$1"
-		case "$arg" in
-		--)
-			shift
-			break
-		;;
-		--no-checkout)
-			mode=--no-checkout
-			shift ;;
-		--term-good|--term-old)
-			shift
-			must_write_terms=1
-			TERM_GOOD=$1
-			shift ;;
-		--term-good=*|--term-old=*)
-			must_write_terms=1
-			TERM_GOOD=${1#*=}
-			shift ;;
-		--term-bad|--term-new)
-			shift
-			must_write_terms=1
-			TERM_BAD=$1
-			shift ;;
-		--term-bad=*|--term-new=*)
-			must_write_terms=1
-			TERM_BAD=${1#*=}
-			shift ;;
-		--*)
-			die "$(eval_gettext "unrecognised option: '\$arg'")" ;;
-		*)
-			rev=$(git rev-parse -q --verify "$arg^{commit}") || {
-				test $has_double_dash -eq 1 &&
-				die "$(eval_gettext "'\$arg' does not appear to be a valid revision")"
-				break
-			}
-			revs="$revs $rev"
-			shift
-			;;
-		esac
-	done
-
-	for rev in $revs
-	do
-		# The user ran "git bisect start <sha1>
-		# <sha1>", hence did not explicitly specify
-		# the terms, but we are already starting to
-		# set references named with the default terms,
-		# and won't be able to change afterwards.
-		must_write_terms=1
-
-		case $bad_seen in
-		0) state=$TERM_BAD ; bad_seen=1 ;;
-		*) state=$TERM_GOOD ;;
-		esac
-		eval="$eval bisect_write '$state' '$rev' 'nolog' &&"
-	done
-	#
-	# Verify HEAD.
-	#
-	head=$(GIT_DIR="$GIT_DIR" git symbolic-ref -q HEAD) ||
-	head=$(GIT_DIR="$GIT_DIR" git rev-parse --verify HEAD) ||
-	die "$(gettext "Bad HEAD - I need a HEAD")"
-
-	#
-	# Check if we are bisecting.
-	#
-	start_head=''
-	if test -s "$GIT_DIR/BISECT_START"
-	then
-		# Reset to the rev from where we started.
-		start_head=$(cat "$GIT_DIR/BISECT_START")
-		if test "z$mode" != "z--no-checkout"
-		then
-			git checkout "$start_head" -- ||
-			die "$(eval_gettext "Checking out '\$start_head' failed. Try 'git bisect reset <valid-branch>'.")"
-		fi
-	else
-		# Get rev from where we start.
-		case "$head" in
-		refs/heads/*|$_x40)
-			# This error message should only be triggered by
-			# cogito usage, and cogito users should understand
-			# it relates to cg-seek.
-			[ -s "$GIT_DIR/head-name" ] &&
-				die "$(gettext "won't bisect on cg-seek'ed tree")"
-			start_head="${head#refs/heads/}"
-			;;
-		*)
-			die "$(gettext "Bad HEAD - strange symbolic ref")"
-			;;
-		esac
-	fi
-
-	#
-	# Get rid of any old bisect state.
-	#
-	git bisect--helper --bisect-clean-state || exit
+	git bisect--helper --bisect-start $@ || exit
 
 	#
 	# Change state.
@@ -199,44 +84,14 @@ bisect_start() {
 	trap 'exit 255' 1 2 3 15
 
 	#
-	# Write new start state.
-	#
-	echo "$start_head" >"$GIT_DIR/BISECT_START" && {
-		test "z$mode" != "z--no-checkout" ||
-		git update-ref --no-deref BISECT_HEAD "$start_head"
-	} &&
-	git rev-parse --sq-quote "$@" >"$GIT_DIR/BISECT_NAMES" &&
-	eval "$eval true" &&
-	if test $must_write_terms -eq 1
-	then
-		git bisect--helper --write-terms "$TERM_BAD" "$TERM_GOOD" || exit
-	fi &&
-	echo "git bisect start$orig_args" >>"$GIT_DIR/BISECT_LOG" || exit
-	#
 	# Check if we can proceed to the next bisect state.
 	#
+	get_terms
 	bisect_auto_next
 
 	trap '-' 0
 }
 
-bisect_write() {
-	state="$1"
-	rev="$2"
-	nolog="$3"
-	case "$state" in
-		"$TERM_BAD")
-			tag="$state" ;;
-		"$TERM_GOOD"|skip)
-			tag="$state"-"$rev" ;;
-		*)
-			die "$(eval_gettext "Bad bisect_write argument: \$state")" ;;
-	esac
-	git update-ref "refs/bisect/$tag" "$rev" || exit
-	echo "# $state: $(git show-branch $rev)" >>"$GIT_DIR/BISECT_LOG"
-	test -n "$nolog" || echo "git bisect $state $rev" >>"$GIT_DIR/BISECT_LOG"
-}
-
 bisect_skip() {
 	all=''
 	for arg in "$@"
@@ -255,7 +110,8 @@ bisect_skip() {
 bisect_state() {
 	bisect_autostart
 	state=$1
-	check_and_set_terms $state
+	git bisect--helper --check-and-set-terms $state $TERM_GOOD $TERM_BAD || exit
+	get_terms
 	case "$#,$state" in
 	0,*)
 		die "Please call 'bisect_state' with at least one argument." ;;
@@ -263,7 +119,7 @@ bisect_state() {
 		bisected_head=$(bisect_head)
 		rev=$(git rev-parse --verify "$bisected_head") ||
 			die "$(eval_gettext "Bad rev input: \$bisected_head")"
-		bisect_write "$state" "$rev"
+		git bisect--helper --bisect-write "$state" "$rev" "$TERM_GOOD" "$TERM_BAD" || exit
 		git bisect--helper --check-expected-revs "$rev" ;;
 	2,"$TERM_BAD"|*,"$TERM_GOOD"|*,skip)
 		shift
@@ -276,7 +132,7 @@ bisect_state() {
 		done
 		for rev in $hash_list
 		do
-			bisect_write "$state" "$rev"
+			git bisect--helper --bisect-write "$state" "$rev" "$TERM_GOOD" "$TERM_BAD" || exit
 		done
 		git bisect--helper --check-expected-revs $hash_list ;;
 	*,"$TERM_BAD")
@@ -287,59 +143,14 @@ bisect_state() {
 	bisect_auto_next
 }
 
-bisect_next_check() {
-	missing_good= missing_bad=
-	git show-ref -q --verify refs/bisect/$TERM_BAD || missing_bad=t
-	test -n "$(git for-each-ref "refs/bisect/$TERM_GOOD-*")" || missing_good=t
-
-	case "$missing_good,$missing_bad,$1" in
-	,,*)
-		: have both $TERM_GOOD and $TERM_BAD - ok
-		;;
-	*,)
-		# do not have both but not asked to fail - just report.
-		false
-		;;
-	t,,"$TERM_GOOD")
-		# have bad (or new) but not good (or old).  we could bisect although
-		# this is less optimum.
-		eval_gettextln "Warning: bisecting only with a \$TERM_BAD commit." >&2
-		if test -t 0
-		then
-			# TRANSLATORS: Make sure to include [Y] and [n] in your
-			# translation. The program will only accept English input
-			# at this point.
-			gettext "Are you sure [Y/n]? " >&2
-			read yesno
-			case "$yesno" in [Nn]*) exit 1 ;; esac
-		fi
-		: bisect without $TERM_GOOD...
-		;;
-	*)
-		bad_syn=$(bisect_voc bad)
-		good_syn=$(bisect_voc good)
-		if test -s "$GIT_DIR/BISECT_START"
-		then
-
-			eval_gettextln "You need to give me at least one \$bad_syn and one \$good_syn revision.
-(You can use \"git bisect \$bad_syn\" and \"git bisect \$good_syn\" for that.)" >&2
-		else
-			eval_gettextln "You need to start by \"git bisect start\".
-You then need to give me at least one \$good_syn and one \$bad_syn revision.
-(You can use \"git bisect \$bad_syn\" and \"git bisect \$good_syn\" for that.)" >&2
-		fi
-		exit 1 ;;
-	esac
-}
-
 bisect_auto_next() {
-	bisect_next_check && bisect_next || :
+	git bisect--helper --bisect-next-check $TERM_GOOD $TERM_BAD && bisect_next || :
 }
 
 bisect_next() {
 	case "$#" in 0) ;; *) usage ;; esac
 	bisect_autostart
-	bisect_next_check $TERM_GOOD
+	git bisect--helper --bisect-next-check $TERM_GOOD $TERM_BAD $TERM_GOOD|| exit
 
 	# Perform all bisection computation, display and checkout
 	git bisect--helper --next-all $(test -f "$GIT_DIR/BISECT_HEAD" && echo --no-checkout)
@@ -371,7 +182,7 @@ bisect_next() {
 }
 
 bisect_visualize() {
-	bisect_next_check fail
+	git bisect--helper --bisect-next-check $TERM_GOOD $TERM_BAD fail || exit
 
 	if test $# = 0
 	then
@@ -393,35 +204,11 @@ bisect_visualize() {
 	eval '"$@"' --bisect -- $(cat "$GIT_DIR/BISECT_NAMES")
 }
 
-bisect_reset() {
-	test -s "$GIT_DIR/BISECT_START" || {
-		gettextln "We are not bisecting."
-		return
-	}
-	case "$#" in
-	0) branch=$(cat "$GIT_DIR/BISECT_START") ;;
-	1) git rev-parse --quiet --verify "$1^{commit}" >/dev/null || {
-			invalid="$1"
-			die "$(eval_gettext "'\$invalid' is not a valid commit")"
-		}
-		branch="$1" ;;
-	*)
-		usage ;;
-	esac
-
-	if ! test -f "$GIT_DIR/BISECT_HEAD" && ! git checkout "$branch" --
-	then
-		die "$(eval_gettext "Could not check out original HEAD '\$branch'.
-Try 'git bisect reset <commit>'.")"
-	fi
-	git bisect--helper --bisect-clean-state || exit
-}
-
 bisect_replay () {
 	file="$1"
 	test "$#" -eq 1 || die "$(gettext "No logfile given")"
 	test -r "$file" || die "$(eval_gettext "cannot read \$file for replaying")"
-	bisect_reset
+	git bisect--helper --bisect-reset || exit
 	while read git bisect command rev
 	do
 		test "$git $bisect" = "git bisect" || test "$git" = "git-bisect" || continue
@@ -431,15 +218,16 @@ bisect_replay () {
 			command="$bisect"
 		fi
 		get_terms
-		check_and_set_terms "$command"
+		git bisect--helper --check-and-set-terms "$command" "$TERM_GOOD" "$TERM_BAD" || exit
+		get_terms
 		case "$command" in
 		start)
 			cmd="bisect_start $rev"
 			eval "$cmd" ;;
 		"$TERM_GOOD"|"$TERM_BAD"|skip)
-			bisect_write "$command" "$rev" ;;
+			git bisect--helper --bisect-write "$command" "$rev" "$TERM_GOOD" "$TERM_BAD" || exit;;
 		terms)
-			bisect_terms $rev ;;
+			git bisect--helper --bisect-terms $rev || exit;;
 		*)
 			die "$(gettext "?? what are you talking about?")" ;;
 		esac
@@ -448,7 +236,7 @@ bisect_replay () {
 }
 
 bisect_run () {
-	bisect_next_check fail
+	git bisect--helper --bisect-next-check $TERM_GOOD $TERM_BAD fail || exit
 
 	test -n "$*" || die "$(gettext "bisect run failed: no command provided.")"
 
@@ -523,74 +311,6 @@ get_terms () {
 	fi
 }
 
-check_and_set_terms () {
-	cmd="$1"
-	case "$cmd" in
-	skip|start|terms) ;;
-	*)
-		if test -s "$GIT_DIR/BISECT_TERMS" && test "$cmd" != "$TERM_BAD" && test "$cmd" != "$TERM_GOOD"
-		then
-			die "$(eval_gettext "Invalid command: you're currently in a \$TERM_BAD/\$TERM_GOOD bisect.")"
-		fi
-		case "$cmd" in
-		bad|good)
-			if ! test -s "$GIT_DIR/BISECT_TERMS"
-			then
-				TERM_BAD=bad
-				TERM_GOOD=good
-				git bisect--helper --write-terms "$TERM_BAD" "$TERM_GOOD" || exit
-			fi
-			;;
-		new|old)
-			if ! test -s "$GIT_DIR/BISECT_TERMS"
-			then
-				TERM_BAD=new
-				TERM_GOOD=old
-				git bisect--helper --write-terms "$TERM_BAD" "$TERM_GOOD" || exit
-			fi
-			;;
-		esac ;;
-	esac
-}
-
-bisect_voc () {
-	case "$1" in
-	bad) echo "bad|new" ;;
-	good) echo "good|old" ;;
-	esac
-}
-
-bisect_terms () {
-	get_terms
-	if ! test -s "$GIT_DIR/BISECT_TERMS"
-	then
-		die "$(gettext "no terms defined")"
-	fi
-	case "$#" in
-	0)
-		gettextln "Your current terms are $TERM_GOOD for the old state
-and $TERM_BAD for the new state."
-		;;
-	1)
-		arg=$1
-		case "$arg" in
-			--term-good|--term-old)
-				printf '%s\n' "$TERM_GOOD"
-				;;
-			--term-bad|--term-new)
-				printf '%s\n' "$TERM_BAD"
-				;;
-			*)
-				die "$(eval_gettext "invalid argument \$arg for 'git bisect terms'.
-Supported options are: --term-good|--term-old and --term-bad|--term-new.")"
-				;;
-		esac
-		;;
-	*)
-		usage ;;
-	esac
-}
-
 case "$#" in
 0)
 	usage ;;
@@ -613,7 +333,7 @@ case "$#" in
 	visualize|view)
 		bisect_visualize "$@" ;;
 	reset)
-		bisect_reset "$@" ;;
+		git bisect--helper --bisect-reset "$@" ;;
 	replay)
 		bisect_replay "$@" ;;
 	log)
@@ -621,7 +341,7 @@ case "$#" in
 	run)
 		bisect_run "$@" ;;
 	terms)
-		bisect_terms "$@" ;;
+		git bisect--helper --bisect-terms "$@" || exit;;
 	*)
 		usage ;;
 	esac
diff --git a/t/t6030-bisect-porcelain.sh b/t/t6030-bisect-porcelain.sh
index f84ff941c3..55835ee4a4 100755
--- a/t/t6030-bisect-porcelain.sh
+++ b/t/t6030-bisect-porcelain.sh
@@ -802,7 +802,7 @@ test_expect_success 'bisect terms needs 0 or 1 argument' '
 	test_must_fail git bisect terms only-one &&
 	test_must_fail git bisect terms 1 2 &&
 	test_must_fail git bisect terms 2>actual &&
-	echo "no terms defined" >expected &&
+	echo "error: no terms defined" >expected &&
 	test_i18ncmp expected actual
 '
 
diff --git a/wrapper.c b/wrapper.c
index e4fa9d84cd..ea3cf64d4c 100644
--- a/wrapper.c
+++ b/wrapper.c
@@ -690,3 +690,16 @@ int xgethostname(char *buf, size_t len)
 		buf[len - 1] = 0;
 	return ret;
 }
+
+int is_empty_or_missing_file(const char *filename)
+{
+	struct stat st;
+
+	if (stat(filename, &st) < 0) {
+		if (errno == ENOENT)
+			return 1;
+		die_errno(_("could not stat %s"), filename);
+	}
+
+	return !st.st_size;
+}