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[PATCH v4 01/12] sequencer.c: rework search for start of footer to improve clarity

From
Brandon Casey <drafnel@gmail.com>
Date
Feb 12, 2013, 10:17 UTC
Message-ID
<1360664260-11803-2-git-send-email-drafnel@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To
<1360664260-11803-1-git-send-email-drafnel@gmail.com>
From: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>

This code sequence is somewhat difficult to read. Let's rewrite it and add some comments to improve clarity.

Signed-off-by: Brandon Casey <drafnel@gmail.com>
---
 sequencer.c | 10 ++++++----
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/sequencer.c b/sequencer.c
index aef5e8a..dbeff01 100644
--- a/sequencer.c
+++ b/sequencer.c
@@ -1023,19 +1023,21 @@ int sequencer_pick_revisions(struct replay_opts *opts)
 
 static int ends_rfc2822_footer(struct strbuf *sb, int ignore_footer)
 {
-	int ch;
-	int hit = 0;
+	char ch, prev;
 	int i, j, k;
 	int len = sb->len - ignore_footer;
 	int first = 1;
 	const char *buf = sb->buf;
 
+	prev = '\0';
 	for (i = len - 1; i > 0; i--) {
-		if (hit && buf[i] == '\n')
+		ch = buf[i];
+		if (prev == '\n' && ch == '\n') /* paragraph break */
 			break;
-		hit = (buf[i] == '\n');
+		prev = ch;
 	}
 
+	/* advance to start of last paragraph */
 	while (i < len - 1 && buf[i] == '\n')
 		i++;
 
-- 
1.8.1.3.579.gd9af3b6
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  1. 00/12 unify appending of sobBrandon Casey, Feb 12, 2013
  2. 01/12 sequencer.c: rework search for start of footer to improve clarityBrandon Casey, Feb 12, 2013
  3. 02/12 commit, cherry-pick -s: remove broken support for multiline rfc2822 fieldsBrandon Casey, Feb 12, 2013
  4. 03/12 t/test-lib-functions.sh: allow to specify the tag name to test_commitBrandon Casey, Feb 12, 2013
  5. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonMay 13, 2017
  6. 04/12 t/t3511: add some tests of 'cherry-pick -s' functionalityBrandon Casey, Feb 12, 2013
  7. 05/12 sequencer.c: recognize "(cherry picked from ..." as part of s-o-b footerBrandon Casey, Feb 12, 2013
  8. Junio C HamanoFeb 12, 2013
  9. Brandon CaseyFeb 12, 2013
  10. Junio C HamanoFeb 12, 2013
  11. Brandon CaseyFeb 12, 2013
  12. Junio C HamanoFeb 12, 2013
  13. Jonathan NiederFeb 12, 2013
  14. 06/12 sequencer.c: require a conforming footer to be preceded by a blank lineBrandon Casey, Feb 12, 2013
  15. 07/12 sequencer.c: always separate "(cherry picked from" from commit bodyBrandon Casey, Feb 12, 2013
  16. 08/12 sequencer.c: teach append_signoff how to detect duplicate s-o-bBrandon Casey, Feb 12, 2013
  17. 09/12 sequencer.c: teach append_signoff to avoid adding a duplicate newlineBrandon Casey, Feb 12, 2013
  18. 09/12 sequencer.c: teach append_signoff to avoid adding a duplicate newlineBrandon Casey, Feb 12, 2013
  19. John KeepingFeb 14, 2013
  20. Brandon CaseyFeb 15, 2013
  21. John KeepingFeb 17, 2013
  22. Junio C HamanoFeb 21, 2013
  23. Brandon CaseyFeb 21, 2013
  24. Brandon CaseyFeb 21, 2013
  25. Junio C HamanoFeb 21, 2013
  26. git-commit: populate the edit buffer with 2 blank lines before s-o-bBrandon Casey, Feb 22, 2013
  27. Junio C HamanoFeb 22, 2013
  28. Brandon CaseyFeb 22, 2013
  29. git-commit: populate the edit buffer with 2 blank lines before s-o-bBrandon Casey, Feb 22, 2013
  30. Jeff KingFeb 22, 2013
  31. Junio C HamanoFeb 22, 2013
  32. 10/12 t4014: more tests about appending s-o-b linesBrandon Casey, Feb 12, 2013
  33. 11/12 format-patch: update append_signoff prototypeBrandon Casey, Feb 12, 2013
  34. Junio C HamanoFeb 12, 2013
  35. Brandon CaseyFeb 12, 2013
  36. 12/12 Unify appending signoff in format-patch, commit and sequencerBrandon Casey, Feb 12, 2013
  37. 13/12 fixup! t/t3511: add some tests of 'cherry-pick -s' functionalityBrandon Casey, Feb 12, 2013
  38. Jonathan NiederFeb 12, 2013
  39. Junio C HamanoFeb 12, 2013
  40. Jonathan NiederFeb 12, 2013
  41. Junio C HamanoFeb 12, 2013

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