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[PATCH 1/3] Refactor working tree setup

From
Mike Hommey <mh@glandium.org>
Date
Nov 3, 2007, 11:23 UTC
Message-ID
<1194088993-25692-1-git-send-email-mh@glandium.org>

Create a setup_work_tree() that can be used from any command requiring a working tree conditionally.

Signed-off-by: Mike Hommey <mh@glandium.org>
---

This kind of implements what Dscho suggested in http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/62487

 cache.h |    1 +
 git.c   |   11 +++--------
 setup.c |    9 +++++++++
 3 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
diff --git a/cache.h b/cache.h
index bfffa05..497b9f9 100644
--- a/cache.h
+++ b/cache.h
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ extern const char *get_git_work_tree(void);
 #define ALTERNATE_DB_ENVIRONMENT "GIT_ALTERNATE_OBJECT_DIRECTORIES"
 
 extern const char **get_pathspec(const char *prefix, const char **pathspec);
+extern void setup_work_tree(void);
 extern const char *setup_git_directory_gently(int *);
 extern const char *setup_git_directory(void);
 extern const char *prefix_path(const char *prefix, int len, const char *path);
diff --git a/git.c b/git.c
index 4e10581..eb31c93 100644
--- a/git.c
+++ b/git.c
@@ -249,14 +249,9 @@ static int run_command(struct cmd_struct *p, int argc, const char **argv)
 		prefix = setup_git_directory();
 	if (p->option & USE_PAGER)
 		setup_pager();
-	if (p->option & NEED_WORK_TREE) {
-		const char *work_tree = get_git_work_tree();
-		const char *git_dir = get_git_dir();
-		if (!is_absolute_path(git_dir))
-			set_git_dir(make_absolute_path(git_dir));
-		if (!work_tree || chdir(work_tree))
-			die("%s must be run in a work tree", p->cmd);
-	}
+	if (p->option & NEED_WORK_TREE)
+		setup_work_tree();
+
 	trace_argv_printf(argv, argc, "trace: built-in: git");
 
 	status = p->fn(argc, argv, prefix);
diff --git a/setup.c b/setup.c
index 145eca5..df006d9 100644
--- a/setup.c
+++ b/setup.c
@@ -206,6 +206,15 @@ static const char *set_work_tree(const char *dir)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+void setup_work_tree(void) {
+	const char *work_tree = get_git_work_tree();
+	const char *git_dir = get_git_dir();
+	if (!is_absolute_path(git_dir))
+		set_git_dir(make_absolute_path(git_dir));
+	if (!work_tree || chdir(work_tree))
+		die("This operation must be run in a work tree");
+}
+
 /*
  * We cannot decide in this function whether we are in the work tree or
  * not, since the config can only be read _after_ this function was called.
-- 
1.5.3.5
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  2. 2/3 Use setup_work_tree() in builtin-ls-files.cMike Hommey, Nov 3, 2007
  3. 3/3 Don't always require working tree for git-rmMike Hommey, Nov 3, 2007
  4. Johannes SchindelinNov 3, 2007
  5. Miles BaderNov 8, 2007
  6. Junio C HamanoNov 8, 2007

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