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[PATCH 0/2] Do not call cmd_*() as a subroutine

From
Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Oct 10, 2017, 04:06 UTC
Message-ID
<20171010040604.26029-1-gitster@pobox.com>
In-Reply-To
<xmqqr2vlbgyk.fsf@gitster.mtv.corp.google.com>
These two patches are for a recent #leftoverbits topic.
https://public-inbox.org/git/xmqqr2vlbgyk.fsf@gitster.mtv.corp.google.com/

The cmd_foo() function is a moral equivalent of 'main' for a Git subcommand 'git foo', and as such, it is allowed to do many things that make it unsuitable to be called as a subroutine, including

 - call exit(3) to terminate the process;
 - allocate resource held and used throughout its lifetime, without
   releasing it upon return/exit;
 - rely on global variables being initialized at program startup,
   and update them as needed, making another clean invocation of the
   function impossible.
Correcting two callers by using helper API calls is not so hard.
Junio C Hamano (2):
  describe: do not use cmd_*() as a subroutine
  merge-ours: do not use cmd_*() as a subroutine
 builtin/describe.c   | 15 +++++++++++----
 builtin/merge-ours.c | 16 +++++++---------
 2 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
-- 
2.15.0-rc0-203-g4c8d0e28b1
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Message 39 of 43 in “pkt-line: re-'static'-ify buffer in packet_write_fmt_1()”
  1. pkt-line: re-'static'-ify buffer in packet_write_fmt_1()Martin Ågren, Aug 27, 2017
  2. Jeff KingAug 27, 2017
  3. Jeff KingAug 27, 2017
  4. Lars SchneiderAug 27, 2017
  5. Martin ÅgrenAug 27, 2017
  6. Jeff KingAug 27, 2017
  7. Lars SchneiderAug 27, 2017
  8. Jeff KingAug 27, 2017
  9. Martin ÅgrenAug 28, 2017
  10. Stefan BellerAug 28, 2017
  11. Jeff KingAug 28, 2017
  12. Junio C HamanoSep 5, 2017
  13. Lars SchneiderAug 29, 2017
  14. Jeff KingAug 29, 2017
  15. config: use a static lock_file structJeff King, Aug 29, 2017
  16. Brandon WilliamsAug 29, 2017
  17. Brandon WilliamsAug 29, 2017
  18. Jeff KingAug 29, 2017
  19. Michael HaggertyAug 30, 2017
  20. Jeff KingAug 30, 2017
  21. Michael HaggertyAug 30, 2017
  22. Jeff KingAug 30, 2017
  23. Jeff KingAug 30, 2017
  24. Michael HaggertyAug 30, 2017
  25. Jeff KingSep 2, 2017
  26. Jeff KingSep 2, 2017
  27. Michael HaggertyAug 30, 2017
  28. Jeff KingAug 30, 2017
  29. Brandon WilliamsAug 30, 2017
  30. Jeff KingAug 30, 2017
  31. Brandon WilliamsAug 30, 2017
  32. Jeff KingAug 31, 2017
  33. Junio C HamanoSep 6, 2017
  34. Jeff KingSep 6, 2017
  35. Martin ÅgrenAug 29, 2017
  36. Jeff KingAug 29, 2017
  37. Jeff KingAug 30, 2017
  38. Junio C HamanoSep 5, 2017
  39. 0/2 Do not call cmd_*() as a subroutineJunio C Hamano, Oct 10, 2017
  40. 1/2 describe: do not use cmd_*() as a subroutineJunio C Hamano, Oct 10, 2017
  41. SZEDER GáborOct 10, 2017
  42. Junio C HamanoOct 11, 2017
  43. 2/2 merge-ours: do not use cmd_*() as a subroutineJunio C Hamano, Oct 10, 2017

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