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[PATCH 4/4] tag: stop using the_repository

From
René Scharfe <l.s.r@web.de>
Date
Dec 28, 2025, 18:10 UTC
Message-ID
<20251228181051.68724-5-l.s.r@web.de>
In-Reply-To
<20251228181051.68724-1-l.s.r@web.de>

gpg_verify_tag() shows the passed in object name on error. Both callers provide one. It falls back to abbreviated hashes for future callers that pass in a NULL name. DEFAULT_ABBREV is default_abbrev, which in turn is a global variable that's populated by git_default_config() and only available with USE_THE_REPOSITORY_VARIABLE.

Don't let that hypothetical hold us back from getting rid of the_repository in tag.c. Fall back to full hashes, which are more appropriate for error messages anyway. This allows us to stop setting USE_THE_REPOSITORY_VARIABLE.

Signed-off-by: René Scharfe <l.s.r@web.de>
---
 tag.c | 5 ++---
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/tag.c b/tag.c
index 9daeaf2a78..2f12e51024 100644
--- a/tag.c
+++ b/tag.c
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#define USE_THE_REPOSITORY_VARIABLE
 #define DISABLE_SIGN_COMPARE_WARNINGS
 
 #include "git-compat-util.h"
@@ -58,7 +57,7 @@ int gpg_verify_tag(struct repository *r, const struct object_id *oid,
 		return error("%s: cannot verify a non-tag object of type %s.",
 				name_to_report ?
 				name_to_report :
-				repo_find_unique_abbrev(r, oid, DEFAULT_ABBREV),
+				oid_to_hex(oid),
 				type_name(type));
 
 	buf = odb_read_object(r->objects, oid, &type, &size);
@@ -66,7 +65,7 @@ int gpg_verify_tag(struct repository *r, const struct object_id *oid,
 		return error("%s: unable to read file.",
 				name_to_report ?
 				name_to_report :
-				repo_find_unique_abbrev(r, oid, DEFAULT_ABBREV));
+				oid_to_hex(oid));
 
 	ret = run_gpg_verify(buf, size, flags);
 
-- 
2.52.0
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  1. 0/4 tag: stop using the_repositoryRené Scharfe, Dec 28, 2025
  2. 2/4 tag: support arbitrary repositories in gpg_verify_tag()René Scharfe, Dec 28, 2025
  3. 3/4 tag: support arbitrary repositories in parse_tag()René Scharfe, Dec 28, 2025
  4. 4/4 tag: stop using the_repositoryRené Scharfe, Dec 28, 2025
  5. 1/4 tag: use algo of repo parameter in parse_tag_buffer()René Scharfe, Dec 28, 2025
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