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Re: [PATCH v2] git-gui: simplify using nice(1)

From
Johannes Sixt <j6t@kdbg.org>
Date
Aug 21, 2025, 18:59 UTC
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<27f95ac2-380c-4334-8783-4b3b9ce38e24@kdbg.org>
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Am 20.08.25 um 18:50 schrieb Mark Levedahl:
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> git-gui invokes some long running commands using "nice git $cmd" if nice
> is found and works, otherwise just "git $cmd".  The current code is more
> complex than needed; lets simplify it.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Mark Levedahl <mlevedahl@gmail.com>
> ---
> updates from v1:
> - _which does not return a list, _nice must be a list to handle path
>   with spaces  (should have been in v1, was in another patch - oops)
> - Address Kristoffer Haugsbakk's comments
> 
>  git-gui.sh | 30 +++++++-----------------------
>  1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/git-gui.sh b/git-gui.sh
> index 4528b22..be0b8d9 100755
> --- a/git-gui.sh
> +++ b/git-gui.sh
> @@ -578,21 +578,6 @@ proc open_cmd_pipe {cmd path} {
>  	return [open |$run r]
>  }
>  
> -proc _lappend_nice {cmd_var} {
> -	global _nice
> -	upvar $cmd_var cmd
> -
> -	if {![info exists _nice]} {
> -		set _nice [_which nice]
> -		if {[catch {safe_exec [list $_nice git version]}]} {
> -			set _nice {}
> -		}
> -	}
> -	if {$_nice ne {}} {
> -		lappend cmd $_nice
> -	}
> -}
> -
>  proc git {args} {
>  	git_redir $args {}
>  }
> @@ -626,15 +611,14 @@ proc git_read {cmd {redir {}}} {
>  	return [safe_open_command $cmdp $redir]
>  }
>  
> -proc git_read_nice {cmd} {
> -	global _git
> -	set opt [list]
> -
> -	_lappend_nice opt
> -
> -	set cmdp [concat [list $_git] $cmd]
> +set _nice [list [_which nice]]
> +if {[catch {safe_exec [list {*}$_nice git version]}]} {
> +	set _nice {}
> +}
>  
> -	return [safe_open_command [concat $opt $cmdp]]
> +proc git_read_nice {cmd} {
> +	set cmdp [list {*}$::_nice $::_git {*}$cmd]
> +	return [safe_open_command $cmdp]
>  }
>  
>  proc git_write {cmd} {

Thank you, that saves quite a few lines. A difference is that `nice` was looked up only when needed and now it's on every startup. Personally, I don't mind this change. It should not have a noticable effect on the responsiveness.

Queued with an apostrophe in "let's".
-- Hannes
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  1. git-gui: simplify using niceMark Levedahl, Aug 20, 2025
  2. Kristoffer HaugsbakkAug 20, 2025
  3. git-gui: simplify using nice(1)Mark Levedahl, Aug 20, 2025
  4. Johannes SixtAug 21, 2025
  5. Mark LevedahlAug 21, 2025

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