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[PATCH v2 2/4] Call load_command_list() only when it is needed

From
Sebastian Schuberth <sschuberth@gmail.com>
Date
Jan 2, 2014, 16:16 UTC
Message-ID
<52C590DE.6030305@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To
<52C58FD7.6010608@gmail.com>

This avoids list_commands_in_dir() being called when not needed which is quite slow due to file I/O in order to list matching files in a directory.

Signed-off-by: Sebastian Schuberth <sschuberth@gmail.com>
---
 builtin/help.c | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/builtin/help.c b/builtin/help.c
index cc17e67..b6fc15e 100644
--- a/builtin/help.c
+++ b/builtin/help.c
@@ -288,6 +288,7 @@ static struct cmdnames main_cmds, other_cmds;
 
 static int is_git_command(const char *s)
 {
+	load_command_list("git-", &main_cmds, &other_cmds);
 	return is_in_cmdlist(&main_cmds, s) ||
 		is_in_cmdlist(&other_cmds, s);
 }
@@ -449,7 +450,6 @@ int cmd_help(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	int nongit;
 	const char *alias;
 	enum help_format parsed_help_format;
-	load_command_list("git-", &main_cmds, &other_cmds);
 
 	argc = parse_options(argc, argv, prefix, builtin_help_options,
 			builtin_help_usage, 0);
@@ -458,6 +458,7 @@ int cmd_help(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	if (show_all) {
 		git_config(git_help_config, NULL);
 		printf(_("usage: %s%s"), _(git_usage_string), "\n\n");
+		load_command_list("git-", &main_cmds, &other_cmds);
 		list_commands(colopts, &main_cmds, &other_cmds);
 	}
 
-- 
1.8.3-mingw-1
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  1. 0/4 Sebastian Schuberth, Jan 2, 2014
  2. 1/4 Consistently use the term "builtin" instead of "internal command"Sebastian Schuberth, Jan 2, 2014
  3. Jonathan NiederJan 2, 2014
  4. Sebastian SchuberthJan 2, 2014
  5. Sebastian SchuberthJan 22, 2014
  6. 2/4 Call load_command_list() only when it is neededSebastian Schuberth, Jan 2, 2014
  7. 3/4 Speed up is_git_command() by checking early for internal commandsSebastian Schuberth, Jan 2, 2014
  8. Junio C HamanoJan 2, 2014
  9. Jeff KingJan 3, 2014
  10. Junio C HamanoJan 3, 2014
  11. Kent R. SpillnerJan 3, 2014
  12. Sebastian SchuberthJan 5, 2014
  13. Sebastian SchuberthJan 22, 2014
  14. 4/4 Move builtin-related implementations to a new builtin.c fileSebastian Schuberth, Jan 2, 2014
  15. Junio C HamanoJan 2, 2014
  16. Sebastian SchuberthJan 2, 2014

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