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Re: [PATCH] fetch --all: pass --tags/--no-tags through to each remote

From
Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date
Sep 1, 2012, 11:32 UTC
Message-ID
<20120901113206.GB11445@sigill.intra.peff.net>
In-Reply-To
<20120901112251.GA11445@sigill.intra.peff.net>

Since the array struct stores a "const char **" argv member (for compatibility with most of our argv-taking functions), we have to cast away the const-ness when freeing its elements.

However, we used the wrong type when doing so. It doesn't make a difference since free() take a void pointer anyway, but it can be slightly confusing to a reader.

Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
---
Noticed this while I was adding the other free in argv_array_pop...
 argv-array.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/argv-array.c b/argv-array.c
index 55e8443..256741d 100644
--- a/argv-array.c
+++ b/argv-array.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ void argv_array_clear(struct argv_array *array)
 	if (array->argv != empty_argv) {
 		int i;
 		for (i = 0; i < array->argc; i++)
-			free((char **)array->argv[i]);
+			free((char *)array->argv[i]);
 		free(array->argv);
 	}
 	argv_array_init(array);
-- 
1.7.12.rc3.8.g89db099
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Message 23 of 26 in “Bringing a bit more sanity to $GIT_DIR/objects/info/alternates?”
  1. Junio C HamanoAug 5, 2012
  2. Michael HaggertyAug 5, 2012
  3. Junio C HamanoAug 5, 2012
  4. Jeff KingAug 7, 2012
  5. Junio C HamanoAug 6, 2012
  6. Sascha CunzAug 8, 2012
  7. Hallvard Breien FurusethAug 11, 2012
  8. Oswald BuddenhagenAug 27, 2012
  9. GC of alternate object store (was: Bringing a bit more sanity to $GIT_DIR/objects/info/alternates?)Hallvard Breien Furuseth, Aug 28, 2012
  10. Oswald BuddenhagenAug 29, 2012
  11. Junio C HamanoAug 29, 2012
  12. Oswald BuddenhagenAug 30, 2012
  13. Junio C HamanoAug 30, 2012
  14. Oswald BuddenhagenAug 31, 2012
  15. Dan JohnsonAug 31, 2012
  16. Junio C HamanoAug 31, 2012
  17. fetch --all: pass --tags/--no-tags through to each remoteDan Johnson, Sep 1, 2012
  18. Jeff KingSep 1, 2012
  19. 1/2 argv-array: add pop functionJeff King, Sep 1, 2012
  20. 2/2 fetch: use argv_array instead of hand-building arraysJeff King, Sep 1, 2012
  21. Jens LehmannSep 1, 2012
  22. submodule: use argv_array instead of hand-building arraysJens Lehmann, Sep 1, 2012
  23. Jeff KingSep 1, 2012
  24. 3/2 argv-array: fix bogus cast when freeing arrayJeff King, Sep 1, 2012
  25. [PATCHv2] fetch --all: pass --tags/--no-tags through to each remoteDan Johnson, Sep 5, 2012
  26. Junio C HamanoSep 7, 2012

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