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Re: [PATCH 6/9] For each exclude pattern, store information about where it came from

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Philip Oakley <philipoakley@iee.org>
Date
Sep 2, 2012, 17:00 UTC
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From: "Adam Spiers" <git@adamspiers.org>
Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2012 1:12 AM
Subject: [PATCH 6/9] For each exclude pattern, store information about 
where it came from
> For exclude patterns read in from files, the filename is stored 
> together
> with the corresponding line number (counting starting at 1).

Is there a way to identify the config core.excludesfile if present? i.e. that it is from that config variable, rather than directory traversal.

This came up in a recent http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12199150/effective-gitignore-and-clean-strategy/12205852#12205852 discussion.

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>
> For exclude patterns provided on the command line, the sequence number
> is negative, with counting starting at -1, so for example the 2nd
> pattern provided via --exclude would be numbered -2.  This allows any
> future consumers of that data to easily distinguish between exclude
> patterns from files vs. from the CLI.
>
> Signed-off-by: Adam Spiers <git@adamspiers.org>
> ---
> builtin/clean.c    |  2 +-
> builtin/ls-files.c |  3 ++-
> dir.c              | 25 +++++++++++++++++++------
> dir.h              |  5 ++++-
> 4 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/builtin/clean.c b/builtin/clean.c
> index 0c7b3d0..f618231 100644
> --- a/builtin/clean.c
> +++ b/builtin/clean.c
> @@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ int cmd_clean(int argc, const char **argv, const 
> char *prefix)
>
>  for (i = 0; i < exclude_list.nr; i++)
>  add_exclude(exclude_list.items[i].string, "", 0,
> -     &dir.exclude_list[EXC_CMDL]);
> +     &dir.exclude_list[EXC_CMDL], "--exclude option", -(i+1));
>
>  pathspec = get_pathspec(prefix, argv);
>
> diff --git a/builtin/ls-files.c b/builtin/ls-files.c
> index 31b3f2d..420ff40 100644
> --- a/builtin/ls-files.c
> +++ b/builtin/ls-files.c
> @@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ static int error_unmatch;
> static char *ps_matched;
> static const char *with_tree;
> static int exc_given;
> +static int exclude_args = 0;
>
> static const char *tag_cached = "";
> static const char *tag_unmerged = "";
> @@ -423,7 +424,7 @@ static int option_parse_exclude(const struct 
> option *opt,
>  struct exclude_list *list = opt->value;
>
>  exc_given = 1;
> - add_exclude(arg, "", 0, list);
> + add_exclude(arg, "", 0, list, "--exclude option", --exclude_args);
>
>  return 0;
> }
> diff --git a/dir.c b/dir.c
> index 3d438c3..ac8c838 100644
> --- a/dir.c
> +++ b/dir.c
> @@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ static int no_wildcard(const char *string)
> }
>
> void add_exclude(const char *string, const char *base,
> - int baselen, struct exclude_list *el)
> + int baselen, struct exclude_list *el, const char *src, int srcpos)
> {
>  struct exclude *x;
>  size_t len;
> @@ -341,6 +341,8 @@ void add_exclude(const char *string, const char 
> *base,
>  x->base = base;
>  x->baselen = baselen;
>  x->flags = flags;
> + x->src = src;
> + x->srcpos = srcpos;
>  if (!strchr(string, '/'))
>  x->flags |= EXC_FLAG_NODIR;
>  x->nowildcardlen = simple_length(string);
> @@ -393,7 +395,7 @@ int add_excludes_from_file_to_list(const char 
> *fname,
>     int check_index)
> {
>  struct stat st;
> - int fd, i;
> + int fd, i, lineno = 1;
>  size_t size = 0;
>  char *buf, *entry;
>
> @@ -436,8 +438,9 @@ int add_excludes_from_file_to_list(const char 
> *fname,
>  if (buf[i] == '\n') {
>  if (entry != buf + i && entry[0] != '#') {
>  buf[i - (i && buf[i-1] == '\r')] = 0;
> - add_exclude(entry, base, baselen, el);
> + add_exclude(entry, base, baselen, el, fname, lineno);
>  }
> + lineno++;
>  entry = buf + i + 1;
>  }
>  }
> @@ -472,8 +475,10 @@ static void prep_exclude(struct dir_struct *dir, 
> const char *base, int baselen)
>      !strncmp(dir->basebuf, base, stk->baselen))
>  break;
>  dir->exclude_stack = stk->prev;
> - while (stk->exclude_ix < el->nr)
> - free(el->excludes[--el->nr]);
> + while (stk->exclude_ix < el->nr) {
> + struct exclude *exclude = el->excludes[--el->nr];
> + free(exclude);
> + }
>  free(stk->filebuf);
>  free(stk);
>  }
> @@ -500,7 +505,15 @@ static void prep_exclude(struct dir_struct *dir, 
> const char *base, int baselen)
>  memcpy(dir->basebuf + current, base + current,
>         stk->baselen - current);
>  strcpy(dir->basebuf + stk->baselen, dir->exclude_per_dir);
> - add_excludes_from_file_to_list(dir->basebuf,
> +
> + /* dir->basebuf gets reused by the traversal, but we
> + * need fname to remain unchanged to ensure the src
> + * member of each struct exclude correctly back-references
> + * its source file.
> + */
> + char *fname = strdup(dir->basebuf);
> +
> + add_excludes_from_file_to_list(fname,
>         dir->basebuf, stk->baselen,
>         &stk->filebuf, el, 1);
>  dir->exclude_stack = stk;
> diff --git a/dir.h b/dir.h
> index 1b4f9dc..81efee4 100644
> --- a/dir.h
> +++ b/dir.h
> @@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ struct exclude_list {
>  int baselen;
>  int to_exclude;
>  int flags;
> + const char *src;
> + int srcpos; /* counting starts from 1 for line numbers in ignore 
> files,
> +        and from -1 decrementing for patterns from CLI (--exclude) */
>  } **excludes;
> };
>
> @@ -123,7 +126,7 @@ extern int add_excludes_from_file_to_list(const 
> char *fname, const char *base, i
>    char **buf_p, struct exclude_list *el, int check_index);
> extern void add_excludes_from_file(struct dir_struct *, const char 
> *fname);
> extern void add_exclude(const char *string, const char *base,
> - int baselen, struct exclude_list *el);
> + int baselen, struct exclude_list *el, const char *src, int srcpos);
> extern void free_excludes(struct exclude_list *el);
> extern int file_exists(const char *);
>
> -- 
> 1.7.12.155.ge5750d5.dirty
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  2. 1/9 Update directory listing API doc to match codeAdam Spiers, Sep 2, 2012
  3. 2/9 Improve documentation and comments regarding directory traversal APIAdam Spiers, Sep 2, 2012
  4. 3/9 Rename cryptic 'which' variable to more consistent nameAdam Spiers, Sep 2, 2012
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  6. 4/9 Refactor excluded_from_listAdam Spiers, Sep 2, 2012
  7. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuySep 4, 2012
  8. 5/9 Refactor excluded and path_excludedAdam Spiers, Sep 2, 2012
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  16. Adam SpiersSep 6, 2012
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  18. 6/9 For each exclude pattern, store information about where it came fromAdam Spiers, Sep 2, 2012
  19. Philip OakleySep 2, 2012
  20. Junio C HamanoSep 2, 2012
  21. Philip OakleySep 2, 2012
  22. Adam SpiersSep 6, 2012
  23. 7/9 Extract some useful pathspec handling code from builtin/add.c into a libraryAdam Spiers, Sep 2, 2012
  24. 8/9 Provide free_directory() for reclaiming dir_struct memoryAdam Spiers, Sep 2, 2012
  25. 9/9 Add git-check-ignoresAdam Spiers, Sep 2, 2012
  26. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuySep 2, 2012
  27. Adam SpiersSep 2, 2012
  28. Junio C HamanoSep 2, 2012
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  30. Junio C HamanoSep 2, 2012
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  32. 00/14 new git check-ignore sub-commandAdam Spiers, Sep 20, 2012
  33. 01/14 Update directory listing API doc to match codeAdam Spiers, Sep 20, 2012
  34. 02/14 Improve documentation and comments regarding directory traversal APIAdam Spiers, Sep 20, 2012
  35. 03/14 Rename cryptic 'which' variable to more consistent nameAdam Spiers, Sep 20, 2012
  36. 04/14 Rename path_excluded() to is_path_excluded()Adam Spiers, Sep 20, 2012
  37. 05/14 Rename excluded_from_list() to is_excluded_from_list()Adam Spiers, Sep 20, 2012
  38. 06/14 Rename excluded() to is_excluded()Adam Spiers, Sep 20, 2012
  39. 07/14 Refactor is_excluded_from_list()Adam Spiers, Sep 20, 2012
  40. 08/14 Refactor is_excluded()Adam Spiers, Sep 20, 2012
  41. 09/14 Refactor is_path_excluded()Adam Spiers, Sep 20, 2012
  42. 10/14 For each exclude pattern, store information about where it came fromAdam Spiers, Sep 20, 2012
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