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[PATCH v3 02/10] git-compat-util: drop `z_const` define

From
Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im>
Date
Jan 16, 2025, 09:17 UTC
Message-ID
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Before including <zlib.h> we explicitly define `z_const` to an empty value. This has the effect that the `z_const` macro in "zconf.h" itself will remain empty instead of being defined as `const`, which effectively adapts a couple of APIs so that their parameters are not marked as being constants.

It is dubious though whether this is something we actually want: not marking a parameter as a constant doesn't make it any less constant than it was. The define was added via 07564773c2 (compat: auto-detect if zlib has uncompress2(), 2022-01-24), where it was seemingly carried over from our internal compatibility shim for `uncompress2()` that was removed in the preceding commit. The commit message doesn't mention why we carry over the define and make it public, either, and I cannot think of any reason for why we would want to have it.

Drop the define.
Signed-off-by: Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im>
---
 git-compat-util.h | 1 -
 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/git-compat-util.h b/git-compat-util.h
index d50f487c00..c4b4b372b4 100644
--- a/git-compat-util.h
+++ b/git-compat-util.h
@@ -1537,7 +1537,6 @@ int cmd_main(int, const char **);
 int common_exit(const char *file, int line, int code);
 #define exit(code) exit(common_exit(__FILE__, __LINE__, (code)))
 
-#define z_const
 #include <zlib.h>
 
 /*
-- 
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  1. 0/8 compat/zlib: allow use of zlib-ng as backendPatrick Steinhardt, Jan 10, 2025
  2. 1/8 compat: drop `uncompress2()` compatibility shimPatrick Steinhardt, Jan 10, 2025
  3. 2/8 git-compat-util: drop `z_const` definePatrick Steinhardt, Jan 10, 2025
  4. 3/8 compat: introduce new "zlib.h" headerPatrick Steinhardt, Jan 10, 2025
  5. 4/8 git-compat-util: move include of "compat/zlib.h" into "git-zlib.h"Patrick Steinhardt, Jan 10, 2025
  6. 5/8 compat/zlib: provide `deflateBound()` shim centrallyPatrick Steinhardt, Jan 10, 2025
  7. 7/8 git-zlib: cast away potential constness of `next_in` pointerPatrick Steinhardt, Jan 10, 2025
  8. 6/8 compat/zlib: provide stubs for `deflateSetHeader()`Patrick Steinhardt, Jan 10, 2025
  9. 8/8 compat/zlib: allow use of zlib-ng as backendPatrick Steinhardt, Jan 10, 2025
  10. Taylor BlauJan 10, 2025
  11. Patrick SteinhardtJan 13, 2025
  12. 00/10 compat/zlib: allow use of zlib-ng as backendPatrick Steinhardt, Jan 14, 2025
  13. 01/10 compat: drop `uncompress2()` compatibility shimPatrick Steinhardt, Jan 14, 2025
  14. 02/10 git-compat-util: drop `z_const` definePatrick Steinhardt, Jan 14, 2025
  15. 03/10 compat: introduce new "zlib.h" headerPatrick Steinhardt, Jan 14, 2025
  16. Karthik NayakJan 15, 2025
  17. Patrick SteinhardtJan 15, 2025
  18. Karthik NayakJan 16, 2025
  19. 04/10 git-compat-util: move include of "compat/zlib.h" into "git-zlib.h"Patrick Steinhardt, Jan 14, 2025
  20. 05/10 compat/zlib: provide `deflateBound()` shim centrallyPatrick Steinhardt, Jan 14, 2025
  21. 06/10 compat/zlib: provide stubs for `deflateSetHeader()`Patrick Steinhardt, Jan 14, 2025
  22. Karthik NayakJan 15, 2025
  23. 07/10 git-zlib: cast away potential constness of `next_in` pointerPatrick Steinhardt, Jan 14, 2025
  24. Karthik NayakJan 15, 2025
  25. 08/10 compat/zlib: allow use of zlib-ng as backendPatrick Steinhardt, Jan 14, 2025
  26. 09/10 ci: switch linux-musl to use MesonPatrick Steinhardt, Jan 14, 2025
  27. Karthik NayakJan 15, 2025
  28. Patrick SteinhardtJan 15, 2025
  29. Karthik NayakJan 16, 2025
  30. 10/10 ci: make "linux-musl" job use zlib-ngPatrick Steinhardt, Jan 14, 2025
  31. Junio C HamanoJan 14, 2025
  32. Junio C HamanoJan 14, 2025
  33. Patrick SteinhardtJan 15, 2025
  34. Konstantin RyabitsevJan 15, 2025
  35. Junio C HamanoJan 15, 2025
  36. Patrick SteinhardtJan 15, 2025
  37. Konstantin RyabitsevJan 16, 2025
  38. Patrick SteinhardtJan 15, 2025
  39. Karthik NayakJan 16, 2025
  40. 00/10 compat/zlib: allow use of zlib-ng as backendPatrick Steinhardt, Jan 16, 2025
  41. 02/10 git-compat-util: drop `z_const` definePatrick Steinhardt, Jan 16, 2025
  42. 01/10 compat: drop `uncompress2()` compatibility shimPatrick Steinhardt, Jan 16, 2025
  43. 03/10 compat: introduce new "zlib.h" headerPatrick Steinhardt, Jan 16, 2025
  44. 04/10 git-compat-util: move include of "compat/zlib.h" into "git-zlib.h"Patrick Steinhardt, Jan 16, 2025
  45. 05/10 compat/zlib: provide `deflateBound()` shim centrallyPatrick Steinhardt, Jan 16, 2025
  46. 06/10 compat/zlib: provide stubs for `deflateSetHeader()`Patrick Steinhardt, Jan 16, 2025
  47. Justin ToblerJan 27, 2025
  48. Patrick SteinhardtJan 28, 2025
  49. 07/10 git-zlib: cast away potential constness of `next_in` pointerPatrick Steinhardt, Jan 16, 2025
  50. Justin ToblerJan 27, 2025
  51. Patrick SteinhardtJan 28, 2025
  52. 08/10 compat/zlib: allow use of zlib-ng as backendPatrick Steinhardt, Jan 16, 2025
  53. 09/10 ci: switch linux-musl to use MesonPatrick Steinhardt, Jan 16, 2025
  54. 10/10 ci: make "linux-musl" job use zlib-ngPatrick Steinhardt, Jan 16, 2025
  55. Karthik NayakJan 17, 2025
  56. Patrick SteinhardtJan 17, 2025

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