diff --git a/git-cvsserver.perl b/git-cvsserver.perl
index ecded3b9cba9e18117f7372af37e9b56203a6fcf..afe3d0b7fe4d643688e672f62844cc86ec64fab5 100755 (executable)
--- a/git-cvsserver.perl
+++ b/git-cvsserver.perl
if ($parent eq $lastpicked) {
next;
}
- my $base = safe_pipe_capture('git-merge-base',
+ my $base = eval {
+ safe_pipe_capture('git-merge-base',
$lastpicked, $parent);
+ };
+ # The two branches may not be related at all,
+ # in which case merge base simply fails to find
+ # any, but that's Ok.
+ next if ($@);
+
chomp $base;
if ($base) {
my @merged;