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Re: [PATCH 8/8] Enable GIT_DEBUG_MEMCHECK on git_pathname()

From
Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date
Nov 17, 2011, 13:42 UTC
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On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 04:05:52PM +0530, Ramkumar Ramachandra wrote:
> The macros __FILE__, __LINE__ and __VA_ARGS__ are gcc-specific
> extensions, no?  I was curious to see if some other parts of Git are
> using this: a quick grep returns mailmap.c and notes-merge.c.  They
> both use __VA_ARGS__ it for debugging purposes.  So, nothing new.

All three are in C99. I'm pretty sure __FILE__ and __LINE__ were available in C89, but I only have a copy of C99 handy these days. Variable-argument macros were definitely introduced in C99 (and were a gcc extension for a while before then).

> What happens if GIT_DEBUG_MEMCHECK is set, but I'm not using gcc?
> Also, it's probably worth mentioning in the commit message that this
> debugging trick is gcc-specific.
Older compilers will probably barf on the variable-argument macros.
-Peff
Previous: Ramkumar RamachandraNext: Nguyen Thai Ngoc Duy
Message 15 of 27 in “nd/resolve-ref v2”
  1. 0/8 nd/resolve-ref v2Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Nov 17, 2011
  2. 1/8 Convert many resolve_ref() calls to read_ref*() and ref_exists()Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Nov 17, 2011
  3. 2/8 Rename resolve_ref() to resolve_ref_unsafe()Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Nov 17, 2011
  4. 3/8 Re-add resolve_ref() that always returns an allocated bufferNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Nov 17, 2011
  5. 4/8 cmd_merge: convert to single exit pointNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Nov 17, 2011
  6. Ramkumar RamachandraNov 17, 2011
  7. Jonathan NiederNov 17, 2011
  8. 5/8 Use resolve_ref() instead of resolve_ref_unsafe()Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Nov 17, 2011
  9. 6/8 Convert resolve_ref_unsafe+xstrdup to resolve_refNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Nov 17, 2011
  10. Ramkumar RamachandraNov 17, 2011
  11. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyNov 18, 2011
  12. 7/8 Guard memory overwriting in resolve_ref_unsafe's static bufferNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Nov 17, 2011
  13. 8/8 Enable GIT_DEBUG_MEMCHECK on git_pathname()Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Nov 17, 2011
  14. Ramkumar RamachandraNov 17, 2011
  15. Jeff KingNov 17, 2011
  16. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyNov 18, 2011
  17. Jeff KingNov 18, 2011
  18. Jonathan NiederNov 18, 2011
  19. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyNov 18, 2011
  20. Jeff KingNov 18, 2011
  21. Jonathan NiederNov 18, 2011
  22. Johan HerlandNov 18, 2011
  23. Jonathan NiederNov 18, 2011
  24. Junio C HamanoNov 18, 2011
  25. Bernhard R. LinkNov 18, 2011
  26. Jonathan NiederNov 17, 2011
  27. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyDec 6, 2011

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