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Re: [PATCH 2/3] builtins: utilize startup_info->help where possible

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Oct 19, 2010, 19:10 UTC
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Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com> writes:
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> In other words, I'm not sure startup_info->help is a good abstraction.
> Maybe (modulo names) it would be better to do
>
> struct startup_info {
> 	...
> 	const char *short_circuit;	/* "-h", "--help-all", "--no-index", or NULL */
> };

I am not sure short-circuit is a good abstraction either; will we have only one aspect of whatever we can short-circuit forever?

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  1. 1/3 run_builtin(): save "-h" detection result for later useNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Oct 19, 2010
  2. 2/3 builtins: utilize startup_info->help where possibleNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Oct 19, 2010
  3. Jonathan NiederOct 19, 2010
  4. Jonathan NiederOct 19, 2010
  5. Junio C HamanoOct 19, 2010
  6. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyOct 20, 2010
  7. Jonathan NiederOct 20, 2010
  8. 3/3 builtins: check for startup_info->help, print and exit earlyNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Oct 19, 2010
  9. Junio C HamanoOct 19, 2010
  10. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyOct 20, 2010
  11. Jonathan NiederOct 19, 2010
  12. Jonathan NiederOct 19, 2010

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