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[PATCH v2 14/14] remote: add comment about read_{branches,remotes}_file

From
Ramkumar Ramachandra <artagnon@gmail.com>
Date
Jun 22, 2013, 07:58 UTC
Message-ID
<1371887901-5659-15-git-send-email-artagnon@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To
<1371887901-5659-1-git-send-email-artagnon@gmail.com>
Explain that they are fringe features.
Signed-off-by: Ramkumar Ramachandra <artagnon@gmail.com>
---
 remote.c | 8 ++++++++
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)
diff --git a/remote.c b/remote.c
index 128b210..f980928 100644
--- a/remote.c
+++ b/remote.c
@@ -227,6 +227,10 @@ static void add_instead_of(struct rewrite *rewrite, const char *instead_of)
 	rewrite->instead_of_nr++;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Fringe feature.  Modern Git encourages the use of gitconfig instead
+ * of remotes-file.
+ */
 static void read_remotes_file(struct remote *remote)
 {
 	FILE *f = fopen(git_path("remotes/%s", remote->name), "r");
@@ -274,6 +278,10 @@ static void read_remotes_file(struct remote *remote)
 	fclose(f);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Fringe feature.  Modern Git encourages the use of gitconfig instead
+ * of branches-file.
+ */
 static void read_branches_file(struct remote *remote)
 {
 	char *frag;
-- 
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Message 24 of 25 in “Classify {branches,remotes}-file as fringe features”
  1. 00/14 Classify {branches,remotes}-file as fringe featuresRamkumar Ramachandra, Jun 22, 2013
  2. 01/14 t/t5505-remote: modernize styleRamkumar Ramachandra, Jun 22, 2013
  3. Junio C HamanoJun 23, 2013
  4. Ramkumar RamachandraJun 23, 2013
  5. 02/14 t/t5505-remote: test push-refspec in branches-fileRamkumar Ramachandra, Jun 22, 2013
  6. 03/14 t/t5505-remote: use test_path_is_missingRamkumar Ramachandra, Jun 22, 2013
  7. 04/14 t/t5505-remote: remove dependency on $origin_urlRamkumar Ramachandra, Jun 22, 2013
  8. 05/14 remote: remove dead code in read_branches_file()Ramkumar Ramachandra, Jun 22, 2013
  9. Junio C HamanoJun 23, 2013
  10. 06/14 t/t5505-remote: test url-with-# in branches-fileRamkumar Ramachandra, Jun 22, 2013
  11. 07/14 t/t5516-fetch-push: don't use branches-fileRamkumar Ramachandra, Jun 22, 2013
  12. 08/14 ls-remote doc: fix example invocation on git.gitRamkumar Ramachandra, Jun 22, 2013
  13. Junio C HamanoJun 23, 2013
  14. Ramkumar RamachandraJun 23, 2013
  15. Junio C HamanoJun 23, 2013
  16. 09/14 ls-remote doc: rewrite <repository> paragraphRamkumar Ramachandra, Jun 22, 2013
  17. 10/14 ls-remote doc: don't encourage use of branches-fileRamkumar Ramachandra, Jun 22, 2013
  18. 11/14 t/t5505-remote: test multiple push/pull in remotes-fileRamkumar Ramachandra, Jun 22, 2013
  19. Junio C HamanoJun 23, 2013
  20. Ramkumar RamachandraJun 23, 2013
  21. Junio C HamanoJun 23, 2013
  22. 12/14 t/t5510-fetch: don't use remotes-fileRamkumar Ramachandra, Jun 22, 2013
  23. 13/14 t/t5515-fetch-merge-logic: don't use {branches,remotes}-fileRamkumar Ramachandra, Jun 22, 2013
  24. 14/14 remote: add comment about read_{branches,remotes}_fileRamkumar Ramachandra, Jun 22, 2013
  25. Ramkumar RamachandraJun 25, 2013

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