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[PATCH v2 01/14] cache.h: add comments for git_path() and git_path_submodule()

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Date
Oct 17, 2011, 07:39 UTC
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From: Michael Haggerty <mhagger@alum.mit.edu>
Signed-off-by: Michael Haggerty <mhagger@alum.mit.edu>
---
 cache.h |   18 ++++++++++++++++++
 1 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
diff --git a/cache.h b/cache.h
index e39e160..99a79d7 100644
--- a/cache.h
+++ b/cache.h
@@ -660,7 +660,25 @@ extern char *git_pathdup(const char *fmt, ...)
 
 /* Return a statically allocated filename matching the sha1 signature */
 extern char *mkpath(const char *fmt, ...) __attribute__((format (printf, 1, 2)));
+
+/*
+ * Return the path of a file within get_git_dir().  The arguments
+ * should be printf-like arguments that produce the filename relative
+ * to get_git_dir().  Return the resulting path, or "/bad-path/" if
+ * there is an error.  The return value is a pointer into a temporary
+ * buffer that will be overwritten without notice.
+ */
 extern char *git_path(const char *fmt, ...) __attribute__((format (printf, 1, 2)));
+
+/*
+ * Return the path of a file within the git_dir of the submodule
+ * located at path.  The other arguments should be printf-like
+ * arguments that produce the filename relative to "<path>/.git".  If
+ * "<path>/.git" is a gitlink file, follow it to find the actual
+ * submodule git_dir.  Return the resulting path, or "/bad-path/" if
+ * there is an error.  The return value is a pointer into a temporary
+ * buffer that will be overwritten without notice.
+ */
 extern char *git_path_submodule(const char *path, const char *fmt, ...)
 	__attribute__((format (printf, 2, 3)));
 
-- 
1.7.7.rc2
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Message 2 of 16 in “Tidying up references code”
  1. 00/14 Tidying up references codemhagger@alum.mit.edu, Oct 17, 2011
  2. 01/14 cache.h: add comments for git_path() and git_path_submodule()mhagger@alum.mit.edu, Oct 17, 2011
  3. 02/14 struct ref_entry: document name membermhagger@alum.mit.edu, Oct 17, 2011
  4. 03/14 refs: rename "refname" variablesmhagger@alum.mit.edu, Oct 17, 2011
  5. 04/14 refs: rename parameters result -> sha1mhagger@alum.mit.edu, Oct 17, 2011
  6. 05/14 clear_ref_array(): rename from free_ref_array()mhagger@alum.mit.edu, Oct 17, 2011
  7. 06/14 is_refname_available(): remove the "quiet" argumentmhagger@alum.mit.edu, Oct 17, 2011
  8. 07/14 parse_ref_line(): add docstringmhagger@alum.mit.edu, Oct 17, 2011
  9. 08/14 add_ref(): add docstringmhagger@alum.mit.edu, Oct 17, 2011
  10. 09/14 is_dup_ref(): extract function from sort_ref_array()mhagger@alum.mit.edu, Oct 17, 2011
  11. 10/14 refs: change signatures of get_packed_refs() and get_loose_refs()mhagger@alum.mit.edu, Oct 17, 2011
  12. 11/14 get_ref_dir(): change signaturemhagger@alum.mit.edu, Oct 17, 2011
  13. 12/14 resolve_gitlink_ref(): improve docstringmhagger@alum.mit.edu, Oct 17, 2011
  14. 13/14 Pass a (ref_cache *) to the resolve_gitlink_*() helper functionsmhagger@alum.mit.edu, Oct 17, 2011
  15. 14/14 resolve_gitlink_ref_recursive(): change to work with struct ref_cachemhagger@alum.mit.edu, Oct 17, 2011
  16. Junio C HamanoOct 17, 2011

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