Re: [PATCH v2] git.c: Remove unnecessary new line
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Michael Fallows <michael@fallo.ws>
- Date
- Mar 10, 2013, 00:10 UTC
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On 10/03/13 00:00, Jonathan Nieder wrote:
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> Hi,
>
> Michael Fallows wrote:
>
>> --- a/git.c
>> +++ b/git.c
>> @@ -316,8 +316,7 @@ static void handle_internal_command(int argc, const char **argv)
>> { "check-ignore", cmd_check_ignore, RUN_SETUP | NEED_WORK_TREE },
>> { "check-ref-format", cmd_check_ref_format },
>> { "checkout", cmd_checkout, RUN_SETUP | NEED_WORK_TREE },
>> - { "checkout-index", cmd_checkout_index,
>> - RUN_SETUP | NEED_WORK_TREE},
>> + { "checkout-index", cmd_checkout_index, RUN_SETUP | NEED_WORK_TREE },
>
> This wrapped line was introduced a while ago (4465f410, checkout-index
> needs a working tree, 2007-08-04). It was the first line to wrap, but
> it was also the longest line at the time.
>
> Now the longest line is
>
> { "merge-recursive-theirs", cmd_merge_recursive, RUN_SETUP | NEED_WORK_TREE },
>
> (94 columns), so you are right that consistency would suggest dropping
> the line wrapping for checkout-index.
>
> But I find it hard to convince myself that alone is worth the churn.
> In what context did you notice this? Is the intent to help scripts to
> parse the commands[] list, or to manipulate it while preserving
> formatting to avoid distractions? Did you notice the broken line
> while reading through and get distracted, or did some syntax
> highlighting tool notice the oddity, or something else?
>
> Hope that helps,
> Jonathan
>I do agree with you it does seem like a silly small change in the context of the project! I noticed it when reading through the source code (I felt working with git is nice but why not see what makes it tick). I will admit also, have never contributed to git and my C is nowhere near the standard worthy of any real contribution so this was also a step for me to see exactly how the world of patch contribution works too :D.
Thanks, Michael