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[PATCH 00/19] Add --all option to git-check-attr

From
Michael Haggerty <mhagger@alum.mit.edu>
Date
Jul 26, 2011, 14:12 UTC
Message-ID
<1311689582-3116-1-git-send-email-mhagger@alum.mit.edu>

Currently it is possible to inquire the values of particular attributes on particular files, using either the API function git_checkattr() or the command "git check-attr". But it is not possible to ask for *all* attributes that are associated with a particular file. This patch series adds that functionality:

* A new API call git_allattr()
* A new option "git check-attr --all -- pathnames"

Along the way, several small cleanups are made in the general neighborhood, including:

* Disallow the empty string as an attribute name
* Provide access to the name attribute of git_attr
* Fail with an error message if no pathnames are provided on the
  command line (and --stdin is not used)
* If --stdin is used, interpret all command-line arguments as
  attribute names
* Rename struct git_attr_check to git_attr_value

Most of the patches are hopefully self-explanatory; see the individual patch emails for discussion of changes that might potentially be controversial.

Michael Haggerty (19):
  doc: Add a link from gitattributes(5) to git-check-attr(1)
  doc: Correct git_attr() calls in example code
  Remove anachronism from comment
  Disallow the empty string as an attribute name
  git-check-attr: Add missing "&&"
  git-check-attr: Add tests of command-line parsing
  Provide access to the name attribute of git_attr
  git-check-attr: Use git_attr_name()
  Allow querying all attributes on a file
  git-check-attr: Extract a function output_attr()
  git-check-attr: Introduce a new variable
  git-check-attr: Extract a function error_with_usage()
  git-check-attr: Handle each error separately
  git-check-attr: Process command-line args more systematically
  git-check-attr: Error out if no pathnames are specified
  git-check-attr: Add an --all option to show all attributes
  git-check-attr: Drive two tests using the same raw data
  git-check-attr: Fix command-line handling to match docs
  Rename struct git_attr_check to git_attr_value
 Documentation/git-check-attr.txt              |   23 ++++-
 Documentation/gitattributes.txt               |    3 +
 Documentation/technical/api-gitattributes.txt |   66 +++++++++-----
 archive.c                                     |    4 +-
 attr.c                                        |   61 +++++++++++--
 attr.h                                        |   24 ++++-
 builtin/check-attr.c                          |  123 ++++++++++++++++--------
 builtin/pack-objects.c                        |    4 +-
 convert.c                                     |   10 +-
 ll-merge.c                                    |    6 +-
 t/t0003-attributes.sh                         |   61 +++++++++----
 userdiff.c                                    |    2 +-
 ws.c                                          |    4 +-
 13 files changed, 278 insertions(+), 113 deletions(-)
-- 
1.7.6.8.gd2879
Next: Michael Haggerty
Message 1 of 24 in “Add --all option to git-check-attr”
  1. 00/19 Add --all option to git-check-attrMichael Haggerty, Jul 26, 2011
  2. 01/19 doc: Add a link from gitattributes(5) to git-check-attr(1)Michael Haggerty, Jul 26, 2011
  3. 02/19 doc: Correct git_attr() calls in example codeMichael Haggerty, Jul 26, 2011
  4. 03/19 Remove anachronism from commentMichael Haggerty, Jul 26, 2011
  5. 04/19 Disallow the empty string as an attribute nameMichael Haggerty, Jul 26, 2011
  6. Junio C HamanoJul 27, 2011
  7. 05/19 git-check-attr: Add missing "&&"Michael Haggerty, Jul 26, 2011
  8. 06/19 git-check-attr: Add tests of command-line parsingMichael Haggerty, Jul 26, 2011
  9. 07/19 Provide access to the name attribute of git_attrMichael Haggerty, Jul 26, 2011
  10. Junio C HamanoJul 27, 2011
  11. Michael HaggertyJul 28, 2011
  12. 08/19 git-check-attr: Use git_attr_name()Michael Haggerty, Jul 26, 2011
  13. 09/19 Allow querying all attributes on a fileMichael Haggerty, Jul 26, 2011
  14. 10/19 git-check-attr: Extract a function output_attr()Michael Haggerty, Jul 26, 2011
  15. 11/19 git-check-attr: Introduce a new variableMichael Haggerty, Jul 26, 2011
  16. 12/19 git-check-attr: Extract a function error_with_usage()Michael Haggerty, Jul 26, 2011
  17. 13/19 git-check-attr: Handle each error separatelyMichael Haggerty, Jul 26, 2011
  18. 14/19 git-check-attr: Process command-line args more systematicallyMichael Haggerty, Jul 26, 2011
  19. 15/19 git-check-attr: Error out if no pathnames are specifiedMichael Haggerty, Jul 26, 2011
  20. 16/19 git-check-attr: Add an --all option to show all attributesMichael Haggerty, Jul 26, 2011
  21. Michael HaggertyJul 28, 2011
  22. 17/19 git-check-attr: Drive two tests using the same raw dataMichael Haggerty, Jul 26, 2011
  23. 18/19 git-check-attr: Fix command-line handling to match docsMichael Haggerty, Jul 26, 2011
  24. 19/19 Rename struct git_attr_check to git_attr_valueMichael Haggerty, Jul 26, 2011

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