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[PATCH] sha1_file: add function to insert alternate object db

From
LHLars Hjemli <hjemli@gmail.com>
Date
Jan 18, 2009, 15:55 UTC
Message-ID
<1232294130-11409-1-git-send-email-hjemli@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To
<alpine.DEB.1.00.0901181629590.3586@pacific.mpi-cbg.de>
This function will be used when implementing traversal into submodules.
Signed-off-by: Lars Hjemli <hjemli@gmail.com>
---
On Sun, Jan 18, 2009 at 16:32, Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> wrote:
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>
> On Sun, 18 Jan 2009, Lars Hjemli wrote:
>> +int add_alt_odb(const char *path)
>> +{
>> +     return link_alt_odb_entry(path, strlen(path), NULL, 0);
>
> This function can return the error message "object directory %s does not
> exist; check .git/objects/info/alternates."  Maybe you want to change
> that, even if the user you are introducing might not hit that code path.
Something like this, maybe?
 cache.h     |    1 +
 sha1_file.c |   17 ++++++++++++-----
 2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/cache.h b/cache.h
index 8e1af26..0dbe2a6 100644
--- a/cache.h
+++ b/cache.h
@@ -724,6 +724,7 @@ extern struct alternate_object_database {
 	char base[FLEX_ARRAY]; /* more */
 } *alt_odb_list;
 extern void prepare_alt_odb(void);
+extern int add_alt_odb(const char *path, int quiet);
 extern void add_to_alternates_file(const char *reference);
 typedef int alt_odb_fn(struct alternate_object_database *, void *);
 extern void foreach_alt_odb(alt_odb_fn, void*);
diff --git a/sha1_file.c b/sha1_file.c
index f08493f..4b7e691 100644
--- a/sha1_file.c
+++ b/sha1_file.c
@@ -252,7 +252,8 @@ static void read_info_alternates(const char * alternates, int depth);
  * SHA1, an extra slash for the first level indirection, and the
  * terminating NUL.
  */
-static int link_alt_odb_entry(const char * entry, int len, const char * relative_base, int depth)
+static int link_alt_odb_entry(const char * entry, int len,
+			      const char * relative_base, int depth, int quiet)
 {
 	const char *objdir = get_object_directory();
 	struct alternate_object_database *ent;
@@ -285,9 +286,10 @@ static int link_alt_odb_entry(const char * entry, int len, const char * relative
 
 	/* Detect cases where alternate disappeared */
 	if (!is_directory(ent->base)) {
-		error("object directory %s does not exist; "
-		      "check .git/objects/info/alternates.",
-		      ent->base);
+		if (!quiet)
+			error("object directory %s does not exist; "
+			      "check .git/objects/info/alternates.",
+			      ent->base);
 		free(ent);
 		return -1;
 	}
@@ -347,7 +349,7 @@ static void link_alt_odb_entries(const char *alt, const char *ep, int sep,
 						relative_base, last);
 			} else {
 				link_alt_odb_entry(last, cp - last,
-						relative_base, depth);
+						relative_base, depth, 0);
 			}
 		}
 		while (cp < ep && *cp == sep)
@@ -356,6 +358,11 @@ static void link_alt_odb_entries(const char *alt, const char *ep, int sep,
 	}
 }
 
+int add_alt_odb(const char *path, int quiet)
+{
+	return link_alt_odb_entry(path, strlen(path), NULL, 0, quiet);
+}
+
 static void read_info_alternates(const char * relative_base, int depth)
 {
 	char *map;
-- 
1.6.1.150.g5e733b
Previous: Johannes Schindelin
Message 26 of 26 in “Implement 'git archive --submodules'”
  1. 0/3 Implement 'git archive --submodules'Lars Hjemli, Jan 18, 2009
  2. 1/3 sha1_file: add function to insert alternate object dbLars Hjemli, Jan 18, 2009
  3. 2/3 Teach read_tree_recursive() how to traverse into submodulesLars Hjemli, Jan 18, 2009
  4. 3/3 git-archive: add support for --submodulesLars Hjemli, Jan 18, 2009
  5. Johannes SchindelinJan 18, 2009
  6. Johannes SchindelinJan 18, 2009
  7. Lars HjemliJan 18, 2009
  8. Johannes SchindelinJan 18, 2009
  9. Lars HjemliJan 18, 2009
  10. Johannes SchindelinJan 18, 2009
  11. Lars HjemliJan 18, 2009
  12. Johannes SchindelinJan 18, 2009
  13. Lars HjemliJan 18, 2009
  14. Johannes SchindelinJan 19, 2009
  15. 1/1 bug fix, diff whitespace ignore optionsKeith Cascio, Jan 19, 2009
  16. Johannes SchindelinJan 19, 2009
  17. 1/1 bug fix, diff whitespace ignore optionsKeith Cascio, Jan 19, 2009
  18. Johannes SchindelinJan 19, 2009
  19. Junio C HamanoJan 20, 2009
  20. Junio C HamanoJan 19, 2009
  21. René ScharfeJan 18, 2009
  22. Lars HjemliJan 18, 2009
  23. Junio C HamanoJan 18, 2009
  24. Lars HjemliJan 18, 2009
  25. Johannes SchindelinJan 18, 2009
  26. sha1_file: add function to insert alternate object dbLars Hjemli, Jan 18, 2009

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