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Re: [PATCH] sha1-file.c: Correct $GITDIR to $GIT_DIR

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SZEDER Gábor <szeder.dev@gmail.com>
Date
Jun 3, 2018, 14:29 UTC
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Could you please add "in a comment" to the end of the subject line? So it will be immediately clear to future readers of 'git log --oneline' that this is not a bugfix.

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> Fix single misspelling of $GITDIR to correct $GIT_DIR.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Robert P. J. Day <rpjday@crashcourse.ca>
> 
> ---
> 
> only occurrence in entire code base that i ran across, so i figured
> might as well fix it.
> 
> diff --git a/sha1-file.c b/sha1-file.c
> index 555e780f4..695e5c627 100644
> --- a/sha1-file.c
> +++ b/sha1-file.c
> @@ -610,7 +610,7 @@ void add_to_alternates_memory(const char *reference)
>  /*
>   * Compute the exact path an alternate is at and returns it. In case of
>   * error NULL is returned and the human readable error is added to `err`
> - * `path` may be relative and should point to $GITDIR.
> + * `path` may be relative and should point to $GIT_DIR.
>   * `err` must not be null.
>   */
>  char *compute_alternate_path(const char *path, struct strbuf *err)
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  1. sha1-file.c: Correct $GITDIR to $GIT_DIRRobert P. J. Day, Jun 3, 2018
  2. SZEDER GáborJun 3, 2018

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