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Re: [PATCH v2 05/11] merge-tree: do not use strbuf_split*()

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Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date
Aug 2, 2025, 08:55 UTC
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On Thu, Jul 31, 2025 at 03:54:27PM -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote:
> -			if (input_merge_base && split[2] && split[3] && !split[4]) {
> [...]
> +			if (input_merge_base && split.nr == 4) {

I always hated strbuf_split() because the array-of-strbufs was awkward to work with. But I never realized how inconvenient it was not to have the count of split items until seeing that monstrosity in the pre-image. ;)

-Peff
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Message 24 of 33 in “do not overuse strbuf_split*()”
  1. 0/9 do not overuse strbuf_split*()Junio C Hamano, Jul 31, 2025
  2. 1/9 wt-status: avoid strbuf_split*()Junio C Hamano, Jul 31, 2025
  3. 2/9 clean: do not pass strbuf by valueJunio C Hamano, Jul 31, 2025
  4. 3/9 clean: do not use strbuf_split*() [part 1]Junio C Hamano, Jul 31, 2025
  5. 4/9 clean: do not use strbuf_split*() [part 2]Junio C Hamano, Jul 31, 2025
  6. 5/9 merge-tree: do not use strbuf_split*()Junio C Hamano, Jul 31, 2025
  7. 6/9 notes: do not use strbuf_split*()Junio C Hamano, Jul 31, 2025
  8. Eric SunshineJul 31, 2025
  9. 7/9 config: do not use strbuf_split()Junio C Hamano, Jul 31, 2025
  10. Eric SunshineJul 31, 2025
  11. 8/9 environment: do not use strbuf_split*()Junio C Hamano, Jul 31, 2025
  12. 9/9 sub-process: do not use strbuf_split*()Junio C Hamano, Jul 31, 2025
  13. Christian CouderJul 31, 2025
  14. Junio C HamanoJul 31, 2025
  15. 00/11 do not overuse strbuf_split*()Junio C Hamano, Jul 31, 2025
  16. 01/11 wt-status: avoid strbuf_split*()Junio C Hamano, Jul 31, 2025
  17. 02/11 clean: do not pass strbuf by valueJunio C Hamano, Jul 31, 2025
  18. Jeff KingAug 2, 2025
  19. Junio C HamanoAug 2, 2025
  20. Jeff KingAug 2, 2025
  21. 03/11 clean: do not use strbuf_split*() [part 1]Junio C Hamano, Jul 31, 2025
  22. 04/11 clean: do not use strbuf_split*() [part 2]Junio C Hamano, Jul 31, 2025
  23. 05/11 merge-tree: do not use strbuf_split*()Junio C Hamano, Jul 31, 2025
  24. Jeff KingAug 2, 2025
  25. 06/11 notes: do not use strbuf_split*()Junio C Hamano, Jul 31, 2025
  26. 07/11 config: do not use strbuf_split()Junio C Hamano, Jul 31, 2025
  27. 08/11 environment: do not use strbuf_split*()Junio C Hamano, Jul 31, 2025
  28. 09/11 sub-process: do not use strbuf_split*()Junio C Hamano, Jul 31, 2025
  29. 10/11 trace2: trim_trailing_newline followed by trim is a no-opJunio C Hamano, Jul 31, 2025
  30. 11/11 trace2: do not use strbuf_split*()Junio C Hamano, Jul 31, 2025
  31. Jeff KingAug 2, 2025
  32. Junio C HamanoAug 2, 2025
  33. Jeff KingAug 2, 2025

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