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[PATCH v3 12/14] resolve_gitlink_ref(): improve docstring

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Date
Oct 28, 2011, 11:14 UTC
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From: Michael Haggerty <mhagger@alum.mit.edu>
Signed-off-by: Michael Haggerty <mhagger@alum.mit.edu>
---
 refs.h |    8 ++++++--
 1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/refs.h b/refs.h
index 4c5d570..d498291 100644
--- a/refs.h
+++ b/refs.h
@@ -133,8 +133,12 @@ extern char *shorten_unambiguous_ref(const char *refname, int strict);
 /** rename ref, return 0 on success **/
 extern int rename_ref(const char *oldref, const char *newref, const char *logmsg);
 
-/** resolve ref in nested "gitlink" repository */
-extern int resolve_gitlink_ref(const char *name, const char *refname, unsigned char *sha1);
+/**
+ * Resolve refname in the nested "gitlink" repository that is located
+ * at path.  If the resolution is successful, return 0 and set sha1 to
+ * the name of the object; otherwise, return a non-zero value.
+ */
+extern int resolve_gitlink_ref(const char *path, const char *refname, unsigned char *sha1);
 
 /** lock a ref and then write its file */
 enum action_on_err { MSG_ON_ERR, DIE_ON_ERR, QUIET_ON_ERR };
-- 
1.7.7
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Message 13 of 15 in “Tidying up references code”
  1. 00/14 Tidying up references codemhagger@alum.mit.edu, Oct 28, 2011
  2. 01/14 cache.h: add comments for git_path() and git_path_submodule()mhagger@alum.mit.edu, Oct 28, 2011
  3. 02/14 struct ref_entry: document name membermhagger@alum.mit.edu, Oct 28, 2011
  4. 03/14 refs: rename "refname" variablesmhagger@alum.mit.edu, Oct 28, 2011
  5. 04/14 refs: rename parameters result -> sha1mhagger@alum.mit.edu, Oct 28, 2011
  6. 05/14 clear_ref_array(): rename from free_ref_array()mhagger@alum.mit.edu, Oct 28, 2011
  7. 06/14 is_refname_available(): remove the "quiet" argumentmhagger@alum.mit.edu, Oct 28, 2011
  8. 07/14 parse_ref_line(): add docstringmhagger@alum.mit.edu, Oct 28, 2011
  9. 08/14 add_ref(): add docstringmhagger@alum.mit.edu, Oct 28, 2011
  10. 09/14 is_dup_ref(): extract function from sort_ref_array()mhagger@alum.mit.edu, Oct 28, 2011
  11. 10/14 refs: change signatures of get_packed_refs() and get_loose_refs()mhagger@alum.mit.edu, Oct 28, 2011
  12. 11/14 get_ref_dir(): change signaturemhagger@alum.mit.edu, Oct 28, 2011
  13. 12/14 resolve_gitlink_ref(): improve docstringmhagger@alum.mit.edu, Oct 28, 2011
  14. 13/14 Pass a (ref_cache *) to the resolve_gitlink_*() helper functionsmhagger@alum.mit.edu, Oct 28, 2011
  15. 14/14 resolve_gitlink_ref_recursive(): change to work with struct ref_cachemhagger@alum.mit.edu, Oct 28, 2011

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