Merge pull request gitpython-developers#357 from rikdev/autointerrupt_deadlock_fix

Byron · Byron · commit 7e58e6a0d78f · 2015-10-15T08:42:09.000+02:00
fix(cmd): fixed deadlock when stderr buffer overflow
diff --git a/git/cmd.py b/git/cmd.py
@@ -310,11 +310,11 @@ def wait(self):
             """Wait for the process and return its status code.
 
             :raise GitCommandError: if the return status is not 0"""
-            status = self.proc.wait()
-            if status != 0:
-                raise GitCommandError(self.args, status, self.proc.stderr.read())
+            stderr_value = self.proc.communicate()[1]
+            if self.proc.returncode != 0:
+                raise GitCommandError(self.args, status, stderr_value)
             # END status handling
-            return status
+            return self.proc.returncode
     # END auto interrupt
 
     class CatFileContentStream(object):
