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Re: [PATCH v3 00/14] Clean up how fetch_pack() handles the heads list

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Sep 17, 2012, 20:39 UTC
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Michael Haggerty <mhagger@alum.mit.edu> writes:
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> It is interesting that you consider the sort order of string_list to be
> somewhat of an internal implementation detail.  I had thought of its
> current behavior as being the obvious thing and considered it part of
> the API's contract.  For example, the current sort order is already
> observable via the API through iteration or by calling
> print_string_list().

You can prepare an unsorted string list that holds items in the order you desire, and call print_string_list() on it. I do not think we ever promised to keep using the same sort order when you allow the string list to use sorted insertion by calling the "sorted" API functions.

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Message 31 of 32 in “Clean up how fetch_pack() handles the heads list”
  1. 00/14 Clean up how fetch_pack() handles the heads listMichael Haggerty, Sep 9, 2012
  2. 01/14 t5500: add tests of error output for missing refsMichael Haggerty, Sep 9, 2012
  3. 02/14 t5500: add tests of fetch-pack --all --depth=N $URL $REFMichael Haggerty, Sep 9, 2012
  4. Junio C HamanoSep 10, 2012
  5. Michael HaggertySep 10, 2012
  6. Philip OakleySep 18, 2012
  7. 03/14 Rename static function fetch_pack() to http_fetch_pack()Michael Haggerty, Sep 9, 2012
  8. 04/14 fetch_pack(): reindent function decl and defnMichael Haggerty, Sep 9, 2012
  9. 05/14 Change fetch_pack() and friends to take string_list argumentsMichael Haggerty, Sep 9, 2012
  10. Junio C HamanoSep 10, 2012
  11. Michael HaggertySep 17, 2012
  12. Junio C HamanoSep 17, 2012
  13. Jeff KingSep 17, 2012
  14. Junio C HamanoSep 18, 2012
  15. 06/14 filter_refs(): do not check the same sought_pos twiceMichael Haggerty, Sep 9, 2012
  16. 07/14 fetch_pack(): update sought->nr to reflect number of unique entriesMichael Haggerty, Sep 9, 2012
  17. 08/14 filter_refs(): delete matched refs from sought listMichael Haggerty, Sep 9, 2012
  18. 09/14 filter_refs(): build refs list as we goMichael Haggerty, Sep 9, 2012
  19. Junio C HamanoSep 10, 2012
  20. 10/14 filter_refs(): simplify logicMichael Haggerty, Sep 9, 2012
  21. 11/14 cmd_fetch_pack(): return early if finish_connect() failsMichael Haggerty, Sep 9, 2012
  22. 12/14 fetch-pack: report missing refs even if no existing refs were receivedMichael Haggerty, Sep 9, 2012
  23. 13/14 cmd_fetch_pack(): simplify computation of return valueMichael Haggerty, Sep 9, 2012
  24. 14/14 fetch-pack: eliminate spurious error messagesMichael Haggerty, Sep 9, 2012
  25. Junio C HamanoSep 9, 2012
  26. Jeff KingSep 9, 2012
  27. Junio C HamanoSep 9, 2012
  28. Michael HaggertySep 10, 2012
  29. Junio C HamanoSep 10, 2012
  30. Michael HaggertySep 17, 2012
  31. Junio C HamanoSep 17, 2012
  32. Junio C HamanoSep 10, 2012

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