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[PATCH v2 14/19] run_builtin(): save "-h" detection result for later use

From
Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy <pclouds@gmail.com>
Date
Mar 21, 2010, 10:30 UTC
Message-ID
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In-Reply-To
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When run_builtin() sees "-h" as the first argument, it assumes that:
 - it's the call for help usage
 - the real git command will only print help usage then exit

So it skips all setup in this case. Unfortunately some commands may do more things before calling parse_options(), which is where help usage is printed. Some of those things may touch repository, which has yet to be set up.

Until now, the only safe thing that can be called before parse_options() is git_config(). This function is aware of repository findind status, and will skip reading $GIT_DIR/config if no repository is found.

Make real commands aware of this fast path so that they can handle it properly (i.e. print help usage then exist immediately) if they do more initialization than git_config().

Signed-off-by: Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy <pclouds@gmail.com>
---
 cache.h |    1 +
 git.c   |    8 ++++----
 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/cache.h b/cache.h
index dd27e11..e397e1d 100644
--- a/cache.h
+++ b/cache.h
@@ -1060,6 +1060,7 @@ int split_cmdline(char *cmdline, const char ***argv);
 struct startup_info {
 	const char *prefix;
 	int have_repository;
+	int help;
 };
 extern struct startup_info *startup_info;
 
diff --git a/git.c b/git.c
index 746470f..7e30498 100644
--- a/git.c
+++ b/git.c
@@ -237,13 +237,13 @@ struct cmd_struct {
 
 static int run_builtin(struct cmd_struct *p, int argc, const char **argv)
 {
-	int status, help;
+	int status;
 	struct stat st;
 
 	memset(&git_startup_info, 0, sizeof(git_startup_info));
 	startup_info = &git_startup_info;
-	help = argc == 2 && !strcmp(argv[1], "-h");
-	if (!help) {
+	startup_info->help = argc == 2 && !strcmp(argv[1], "-h");
+	if (!startup_info->help) {
 		if (p->option & RUN_SETUP)
 			setup_git_directory();
 		if (p->option & RUN_SETUP_GENTLY) {
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ static int run_builtin(struct cmd_struct *p, int argc, const char **argv)
 	}
 	commit_pager_choice();
 
-	if (!help && p->option & NEED_WORK_TREE)
+	if (!startup_info->help && p->option & NEED_WORK_TREE)
 		setup_work_tree();
 
 	trace_argv_printf(argv, "trace: built-in: git");
-- 
1.7.0.2.425.gb99f1
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  1. 00/19 nd/setup part two, second roundNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 21, 2010
  2. 01/19 Move enter_repo() to setup.cNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 21, 2010
  3. 02/19 enter_repo(): initialize other variables as setup_git_directory_gently() doesNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 21, 2010
  4. 03/19 rev-parse --git-dir: print relative gitdir correctlyNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 21, 2010
  5. 04/19 worktree setup: call set_git_dir explicitlyNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 21, 2010
  6. 05/19 Add git_config_early()Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 21, 2010
  7. 06/19 Use git_config_early() instead of git_config() during repo setupNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 21, 2010
  8. 07/19 worktree setup: restore original state when things go wrongNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 21, 2010
  9. 08/19 init/clone: turn on startup->have_repository properlyNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 21, 2010
  10. 09/19 git_config(): do not read .git/config if there is no repositoryNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 21, 2010
  11. 10/19 Do not read .git/info/exclude if there is no repositoryNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 21, 2010
  12. 11/19 Do not read .git/info/attributes if there is no repositoryNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 21, 2010
  13. 12/19 apply: do not check sha1 when repository has not been foundNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 21, 2010
  14. 13/19 config: do not read .git/config if there is no repositoryNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 21, 2010
  15. 14/19 run_builtin(): save "-h" detection result for later useNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 21, 2010
  16. 15/19 builtins: utilize startup_info->help where possibleNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 21, 2010
  17. 16/19 builtins: check for startup_info->help, print and exit earlyNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 21, 2010
  18. 17/19 Allow to undo setup_git_directory_gently() gracefully (and fix alias code)Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 21, 2010
  19. 18/19 alias: keep repository found while collecting aliases as long as possibleNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 21, 2010
  20. 19/19 Guard unallowed access to repository when it's not set upNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 21, 2010

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