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[PATCH 03/15] handle_revision_arg: stop using "dotdot" as a generic pointer

From
Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date
May 19, 2017, 12:50 UTC
Message-ID
<20170519125006.gbvzr2dqrcycmpx7@sigill.intra.peff.net>
In-Reply-To
<20170519124651.4q7waz75rmzfopgn@sigill.intra.peff.net>

The handle_revision_arg() function has a "dotdot" variable that it uses to find a ".." or "..." in the argument. If we don't find one, we look for other marks, like "^!". But we just keep re-using the "dotdot" variable, which is confusing.

Let's introduce a separate "mark" variable that can be used for these other marks. They still reuse the same variable, but at least the name is no longer actively misleading.

Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
---
It may make sense to pull each of these into its own helper. I didn't
really look because they're so small, and because the return semantics
seemed confusing to me. Some of them return, and some of them keep
parsing. Some of them restore the NUL they overwrite, and some do not.

I didn't dig in to see if there are weird corner cases where they misbehave.

 revision.c | 29 +++++++++++++++--------------
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
diff --git a/revision.c b/revision.c
index b6031fb35..9c683874d 100644
--- a/revision.c
+++ b/revision.c
@@ -1433,6 +1433,7 @@ int handle_revision_arg(const char *arg_, struct rev_info *revs, int flags, unsi
 {
 	struct object_context oc;
 	char *dotdot;
+	char *mark;
 	struct object *object;
 	unsigned char sha1[20];
 	int local_flags;
@@ -1529,33 +1530,33 @@ int handle_revision_arg(const char *arg_, struct rev_info *revs, int flags, unsi
 		*dotdot = '.';
 	}
 
-	dotdot = strstr(arg, "^@");
-	if (dotdot && !dotdot[2]) {
-		*dotdot = 0;
+	mark = strstr(arg, "^@");
+	if (mark && !mark[2]) {
+		*mark = 0;
 		if (add_parents_only(revs, arg, flags, 0))
 			return 0;
-		*dotdot = '^';
+		*mark = '^';
 	}
-	dotdot = strstr(arg, "^!");
-	if (dotdot && !dotdot[2]) {
-		*dotdot = 0;
+	mark = strstr(arg, "^!");
+	if (mark && !mark[2]) {
+		*mark = 0;
 		if (!add_parents_only(revs, arg, flags ^ (UNINTERESTING | BOTTOM), 0))
-			*dotdot = '^';
+			*mark = '^';
 	}
-	dotdot = strstr(arg, "^-");
-	if (dotdot) {
+	mark = strstr(arg, "^-");
+	if (mark) {
 		int exclude_parent = 1;
 
-		if (dotdot[2]) {
+		if (mark[2]) {
 			char *end;
-			exclude_parent = strtoul(dotdot + 2, &end, 10);
+			exclude_parent = strtoul(mark + 2, &end, 10);
 			if (*end != '\0' || !exclude_parent)
 				return -1;
 		}
 
-		*dotdot = 0;
+		*mark = 0;
 		if (!add_parents_only(revs, arg, flags ^ (UNINTERESTING | BOTTOM), exclude_parent))
-			*dotdot = '^';
+			*mark = '^';
 	}
 
 	local_flags = 0;
-- 
2.13.0.219.g63f6bc368
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  6. Junio C HamanoMay 17, 2017
  7. Jeff KingMay 17, 2017
  8. Johannes SchindelinMay 18, 2017
  9. Jeff KingMay 19, 2017
  10. 0/15 retain blob info for git diff HEAD:foo HEAD:barJeff King, May 19, 2017
  11. 01/15 handle_revision_arg: reset "dotdot" consistentlyJeff King, May 19, 2017
  12. Philip OakleyMay 20, 2017
  13. Jeff KingMay 23, 2017
  14. Philip OakleyMay 23, 2017
  15. 02/15 handle_revision_arg: simplify commit reference lookupsJeff King, May 19, 2017
  16. 03/15 handle_revision_arg: stop using "dotdot" as a generic pointerJeff King, May 19, 2017
  17. Junio C HamanoMay 24, 2017
  18. Jeff KingMay 24, 2017
  19. 04/15 handle_revision_arg: hoist ".." check out of range parsingJeff King, May 19, 2017
  20. 05/15 handle_revision_arg: add handle_dotdot() helperJeff King, May 19, 2017
  21. Junio C HamanoMay 24, 2017
  22. 06/15 sha1_name: consistently refer to object_context as "oc"Jeff King, May 19, 2017
  23. 07/15 get_sha1_with_context: always initialize oc->symlink_pathJeff King, May 19, 2017
  24. 08/15 get_sha1_with_context: dynamically allocate oc->pathJeff King, May 19, 2017
  25. 09/15 t4063: add tests of direct blob diffsJeff King, May 19, 2017
  26. 10/15 handle_revision_arg: record modes for "a..b" endpointsJeff King, May 19, 2017
  27. 11/15 handle_revision_arg: record paths for pending objectsJeff King, May 19, 2017
  28. 12/15 diff: pass whole pending entry in blobinfoJeff King, May 19, 2017
  29. 13/15 diff: use the word "path" instead of "name" for blobsJeff King, May 19, 2017
  30. 14/15 diff: use pending "path" if it is availableJeff King, May 19, 2017
  31. 15/15 diff: use blob path for blob/file diffsJeff King, May 19, 2017
  32. Junio C HamanoMay 24, 2017
  33. Jeff KingMay 24, 2017

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