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Re: [PATCH v3 1/1] convert_to_git(): checksafe becomes int conv_flags

From
Torsten Bögershausen <tboegi@web.de>
Date
Jan 5, 2018, 19:33 UTC
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On 2018-01-05 20:00, Lars Schneider wrote:
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>> On 01 Jan 2018, at 22:59, tboegi@web.de wrote:
>>
>> From: Torsten Bögershausen <tboegi@web.de>
>>
>> When calling convert_to_git(), the checksafe parameter has been used to
>> check if commit would give a non-roundtrip conversion of EOL.
>>
>> When checksafe was introduced, 3 values had been in use:
>> SAFE_CRLF_FALSE: no warning
>> SAFE_CRLF_FAIL:  reject the commit if EOL do not roundtrip
>> SAFE_CRLF_WARN:  warn the user if EOL do not roundtrip
>>
>> Already today the integer value 0 is passed as the parameter checksafe
>> instead of the correct enum value SAFE_CRLF_FALSE.
>>
>> Turn the whole call chain to use an integer with single bits, which
>> can be extended in the next commits:
>> - The global configuration variable safe_crlf is now conv_flags_eol.
>> - The parameter checksafe is renamed into conv_flags.
>>
>> Helped-By: Lars Schneider <larsxschneider@gmail.com>
>> Signed-off-by: Torsten Bögershausen <tboegi@web.de>
>> ---
>> This is my suggestion.
>> (1) The flag bits had been renamed.
>> (2) The (theoretical ?) mix of WARN/FAIL is still there,
>>    I am not sure if this is a real problem.
>>
>> (3) There are 2 reasons that CONV_EOL_RENORMALIZE is set.
>>    Either in a renormalizing merge, or by running
>>    git add --renormalize .
>>    Therefor HASH_RENORMALIZE is not the same as CONV_EOL_RENORMALIZE.
> 
> Can you elaborate a bit? I am diving into the code but I am still confused.
> 
> I also noticed that the "flags" integer is potentially double booked with
> the following values (see read-cache.c:add_to_index()):
> 
> #define ADD_CACHE_VERBOSE 1
> #define ADD_CACHE_PRETEND 2
> #define ADD_CACHE_IGNORE_ERRORS	4
> 
> #define HASH_WRITE_OBJECT 1
> #define HASH_FORMAT_CHECK 2
> #define HASH_RENORMALIZE  4
> 
> Is this intentional? 

All these flags have a different context, and the right #define must be used in the right context/function call. So there is no intention. You start with 1, then use 2 and so on.

The same way as family Schmidt and family Meier both call their child "Hans". There is no connection.

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> 
> Thanks,
> Lars
> 
> 
> More context:
>   https://public-inbox.org/git/96B6CD4C-0A0C-47F5-922D-B8BAFB832FD1@gmail.com/
>   (3) We kind of replicate some flags defined in cache.h:
>      #define HASH_WRITE_OBJECT 1
>      #define HASH_RENORMALIZE  4
> 
> 
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Message 22 of 26 in “convert: add support for different encodings”
  1. 0/5 convert: add support for different encodingslars.schneider@autodesk.com, Dec 29, 2017
  2. 1/5 strbuf: add xstrdup_toupper()lars.schneider@autodesk.com, Dec 29, 2017
  3. Torsten BögershausenDec 29, 2017
  4. Lars SchneiderDec 29, 2017
  5. 2/5 utf8: add function to detect prohibited UTF-16/32 BOMlars.schneider@autodesk.com, Dec 29, 2017
  6. 5/5 convert: add tracing for checkout-encodinglars.schneider@autodesk.com, Dec 29, 2017
  7. 4/5 convert: add support for 'checkout-encoding' attributelars.schneider@autodesk.com, Dec 29, 2017
  8. Torsten BögershausenDec 29, 2017
  9. Lars SchneiderDec 30, 2017
  10. 3/5 utf8: add function to detect a missing UTF-16/32 BOMlars.schneider@autodesk.com, Dec 29, 2017
  11. 0/5 V2B: simplify convert.c/htboegi@web.de, Dec 31, 2017
  12. 5/5 convert: add support for 'checkout-encoding' attributetboegi@web.de, Dec 31, 2017
  13. Johannes SchindelinJan 5, 2018
  14. 3/5 utf8: add function to detect prohibited UTF-16/32 BOMtboegi@web.de, Dec 31, 2017
  15. 1/5 convert_to_git(): checksafe becomes an integertboegi@web.de, Dec 31, 2017
  16. Lars SchneiderDec 31, 2017
  17. 1/1 convert_to_git(): checksafe becomes int conv_flagstboegi@web.de, Jan 1, 2018
  18. Lars SchneiderJan 2, 2018
  19. Torsten BögershausenJan 3, 2018
  20. Lars SchneiderJan 3, 2018
  21. Lars SchneiderJan 5, 2018
  22. Torsten BögershausenJan 5, 2018
  23. Junio C HamanoJan 5, 2018
  24. Lars SchneiderJan 6, 2018
  25. 2/5 strbuf: add xstrdup_toupper()tboegi@web.de, Dec 31, 2017
  26. 4/5 utf8: add function to detect a missing UTF-16/32 BOMtboegi@web.de, Dec 31, 2017

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