[PATCH 00/16] path: remove dependency on `the_repository`

Hi,

this patch series removes the dependency on `the_repository` from the "path" subsystem. The series is structured as follows:

  - Patches 1 to 5 unifyf the interfaces that can be used to retrieve
    repository paths (gitdir, commondir, workdir and submodule paths)
    and adapts callers accodringly.

  - Patches 6 to 12 drop repository path functions that had an implicit
    dependency on `the_repository`.

  - Patches 13 to 16 refactor "path.c"-internal code to stop depending
    on `the_repository`.

Thanks!

Patrick

---
Patrick Steinhardt (16):
      path: refactor `repo_common_path()` family of functions
      path: refactor `repo_git_path()` family of functions
      path: refactor `repo_worktree_path()` family of functions
      submodule: refactor `submodule_to_gitdir()` to accept a repo
      path: refactor `repo_submodule_path()` family of functions
      path: drop unused `strbuf_git_path()` function
      path: drop `git_pathdup()` in favor of `repo_git_path()`
      path: drop `git_path_buf()` in favor of `repo_git_path_replace()`
      worktree: return allocated string from `get_worktree_git_dir()`
      path: drop `git_common_path()` in favor of `repo_common_path()`
      rerere: let `rerere_path()` write paths into a caller-provided buffer
      path: drop `git_path()` in favor of `repo_git_path()`
      repo-settings: introduce function to clear struct
      environment: move access to "core.hooksPath" into repo settings
      environment: move access to "core.sharedRepository" into repo settings
      path: adjust last remaining users of `the_repository`

 bisect.c                    |   2 +-
 branch.c                    |   7 +-
 builtin/am.c                |   2 +-
 builtin/clone.c             |   4 +-
 builtin/commit.c            |   8 +-
 builtin/config.c            |   8 +-
 builtin/fast-import.c       |   4 +-
 builtin/fsck.c              |  10 ++-
 builtin/gc.c                |  25 ++++--
 builtin/init-db.c           |   8 +-
 builtin/log.c               |   6 +-
 builtin/notes.c             |   9 ++-
 builtin/rebase.c            |   2 +-
 builtin/receive-pack.c      |   4 +-
 builtin/remote.c            |   6 +-
 builtin/replace.c           |   2 +-
 builtin/rerere.c            |  11 ++-
 builtin/rev-parse.c         |   6 +-
 builtin/submodule--helper.c |   4 +-
 builtin/tag.c               |   2 +-
 builtin/worktree.c          |  43 +++++++---
 commit-graph.c              |   2 +-
 compat/precompose_utf8.c    |   6 +-
 config.c                    |   5 --
 copy.c                      |   4 +-
 dir.c                       |   2 +-
 editor.c                    |   6 +-
 environment.c               |  27 -------
 environment.h               |  11 ---
 hook.c                      |   3 +-
 http-backend.c              |   2 +-
 loose.c                     |   8 +-
 midx-write.c                |   2 +-
 notes-merge.c               |  26 +++---
 object-file.c               |  14 ++--
 pack-bitmap-write.c         |   2 +-
 pack-write.c                |  10 ++-
 path.c                      | 166 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------
 path.h                      | 191 ++++++++++++--------------------------------
 reachable.c                 |   6 +-
 read-cache.c                |  26 ++++--
 refs.c                      |   6 +-
 refs/files-backend.c        |  10 +--
 refs/reftable-backend.c     |  10 +--
 remote.c                    |  21 ++---
 repo-settings.c             |  44 +++++++++-
 repo-settings.h             |  14 ++++
 repository.c                |   6 +-
 rerere.c                    | 101 ++++++++++++++++-------
 rerere.h                    |   3 +-
 revision.c                  |   7 +-
 server-info.c               |   2 +-
 setup.c                     |  70 ++++++++--------
 shallow.c                   |   4 +-
 submodule.c                 |  15 ++--
 submodule.h                 |   3 +-
 t/helper/test-ref-store.c   |   7 +-
 tempfile.c                  |   4 +-
 tmp-objdir.c                |  17 ++--
 worktree.c                  |  49 ++++++++----
 worktree.h                  |   2 +-
 wt-status.c                 |  42 ++++++----
 62 files changed, 639 insertions(+), 490 deletions(-)

--- base-commit: bc204b742735ae06f65bb20291c95985c9633b7f change-id: 20250204-b4-pks-path-drop-the-repository-9ed0f9956361