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Re: [PATCH] simplified the chain if() statements of install_branch_config() function in branch.c

From
David Kastrup <dak@gnu.org>
Date
Mar 10, 2014, 08:36 UTC
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Matthieu Moy <Matthieu.Moy@grenoble-inp.fr> writes:
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> Nemina Amarasinghe <neminaa@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> Nemina Amarasinghe <neminaa <at> gmail.com> writes:
>>
>> Sorry for the first patch. Something went wrong. This is the correct one
>
> Please, re-read Documentation/SubmittingPatches. In short, don't inline
> patch headers and don't forget the sign-off.
>
>> Subject: [PATCH] simplified the chain if() statements of
>>  install_brach_config() function in branch.c
>
> Keep the subject line short (ideally <50 characters), and avoid past
> tense. We usually use imperative (the patch asks the codebase to
> refactor itself => "simplify if statements ...". We usually prefix the
> subject line with the place/subsystem where the change is done =>
> "branch.c: simplify if ...".
>
>> -		else if (!remote_is_branch && origin)
>> -			printf_ln(rebasing ?
>> - _("Branch %s set up to track remote ref %s by rebasing.") :
>> -				  _("Branch %s set up to track remote ref %s."),
>> -				  local, remote);
>> -		else if (!remote_is_branch && !origin)
>> +		else if (!remote_is_branch && (origin || !origin))
>
> Is it me, or is (origin || !origin) a tautology?

Since it _is_ you, that question is a tautology because of its first part already. But the second one would be just as good.

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David Kastrup
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  1. simplified the chain if() statements of install_branch_config() function in branch.cNemina Amarasinghe, Mar 10, 2014
  2. Nemina AmarasingheMar 10, 2014
  3. Matthieu MoyMar 10, 2014
  4. David KastrupMar 10, 2014
  5. Nemina AmarasingheMar 10, 2014
  6. Matthieu MoyMar 10, 2014
  7. David KastrupMar 10, 2014
  8. Nemina AmarasingheMar 10, 2014
  9. David KastrupMar 10, 2014
  10. Eric SunshineMar 10, 2014
  11. Nemina AmarasingheMar 11, 2014
  12. Eric SunshineMar 11, 2014
  13. Nemina AmarasingheMar 11, 2014
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