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Re: [PATCH v2 3/3] fetch: reduce duplicate in ref update status lines

From
Duy Nguyen <pclouds@gmail.com>
Date
Jun 3, 2016, 23:49 UTC
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On Sat, Jun 4, 2016 at 12:00 AM, Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:
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>
> Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy  <pclouds@gmail.com> writes:
>
> > +static int common_suffix_length(const char *a, const char *b)
> > +{
> > +     const char *pa = a + strlen(a);
> > +     const char *pb = b + strlen(b);
> > +     int count = 0;
> > +
> > +     while (pa > a && pb > b && pa[-1] == pb[-1]) {
> > +             pa--;
> > +             pb--;
> > +             count++;
> > +     }
> > +
> > +     /* stick to '/' boundary, do not break in the middle of a word */
> > +     while (count) {
> > +             if (*pa == '/' ||
> > +                 (pa == a && pb > b && pb[-1] == '/') ||
> > +                 (pb == b && pa > a && pa[-1] == '/'))
> > +                     break;
> > +             pa++;
> > +             pb++;
> > +             count--;
> > +     }
> > +
> > +     return count;
> > +}
> > +
>
> Why do you need two loops, one going backward from the tail and then
> going forward toward '/'?

I wanted to check something else, then settled for slashes, but the two loops remained.

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> Wouldn't it be sufficient to keep track
> of the last slash you saw in a while scanning backwards?  I.e
> something along the lines of:
>
>         tail_a = a + strlen(a);
>         for (pa = tail_a, pb = b + strlen(b), slash_in_a = NULL;
>              a < pa && b < pb && pa[-1] == pb[-1];
>              pa--, pb--) {
>                 if (*pa == '/')
>                         slash_in_a = pa;
>         }
>         count = a + strlen(a) - slash_in_a;
>
> perhaps?

Actually, Jeff's suggestion about common prefix makes me realize, why not reuse diff.c:pprint_rename()? Your {a -> b} idea came from that. We may need some tweaking there because right now it will not show { -> origin/}master.

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> > diff --git a/t/t5510-fetch.sh b/t/t5510-fetch.sh
> > index 454d896..9a7649c 100755
> > --- a/t/t5510-fetch.sh
> > +++ b/t/t5510-fetch.sh
> > @@ -222,11 +222,11 @@ test_expect_success 'fetch uses remote ref names to describe new refs' '
> >       (
> >               cd descriptive &&
> >               git fetch o 2>actual &&
> > -             grep " -> refs/crazyheads/descriptive-branch$" actual |
> > +             grep " -> refs/crazyheads/.descriptive-branch$" actual |
> >               test_i18ngrep "new branch" &&
> >               grep " -> descriptive-tag$" actual |
> >               test_i18ngrep "new tag" &&
> > -             grep " -> crazy$" actual |
> > +             grep " -> .crazy$" actual |
> >               test_i18ngrep "new ref"
> >       ) &&
>
> These are somewhat cryptic ;-)
Yeah... too lazy to check if } needs to be quoted or not :D
-- 
Duy
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Message 31 of 71 in “Better ref summary alignment in "git fetch"”
  1. 0/2 Better ref summary alignment in "git fetch"Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, May 22, 2016
  2. 1/2 fetch: better alignment in ref summaryNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, May 22, 2016
  3. Junio C HamanoMay 23, 2016
  4. Duy NguyenMay 23, 2016
  5. Marc BranchaudMay 26, 2016
  6. Jeff KingMay 26, 2016
  7. Junio C HamanoMay 26, 2016
  8. Marc BranchaudMay 26, 2016
  9. Junio C HamanoMay 26, 2016
  10. Marc BranchaudMay 26, 2016
  11. Jeff KingMay 26, 2016
  12. Duy NguyenJun 2, 2016
  13. Junio C HamanoJun 2, 2016
  14. 2/2 fetch: reduce ref column size when there are enough short ref namesNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, May 22, 2016
  15. 0/3 Better ref summary alignment in "git fetch"Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jun 3, 2016
  16. 1/3 git-fetch.txt: document fetch outputNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jun 3, 2016
  17. Marc BranchaudJun 3, 2016
  18. Jeff KingJun 3, 2016
  19. 2/3 fetch: refactor ref update status formatting codeNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jun 3, 2016
  20. Junio C HamanoJun 3, 2016
  21. 3/3 fetch: reduce duplicate in ref update status linesNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jun 3, 2016
  22. Marc BranchaudJun 3, 2016
  23. Junio C HamanoJun 3, 2016
  24. Marc BranchaudJun 3, 2016
  25. Junio C HamanoJun 3, 2016
  26. Duy NguyenJun 4, 2016
  27. Duy NguyenJun 4, 2016
  28. Junio C HamanoJun 4, 2016
  29. Duy NguyenJun 5, 2016
  30. Junio C HamanoJun 3, 2016
  31. Duy NguyenJun 3, 2016
  32. Jeff KingJun 3, 2016
  33. Duy NguyenJun 3, 2016
  34. Junio C HamanoJun 4, 2016
  35. Jeff KingJun 3, 2016
  36. Junio C HamanoJun 3, 2016
  37. 0/6 Better ref summary alignment in "git fetch"Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jun 5, 2016
  38. 1/6 git-fetch.txt: document fetch outputNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jun 5, 2016
  39. Marc BranchaudJun 6, 2016
  40. 2/6 fetch: refactor ref update status formatting codeNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jun 5, 2016
  41. 3/6 fetch: change flag code for displaying tag update and deleted refNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jun 5, 2016
  42. 4/6 fetch: align all "remote -> local" outputNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jun 5, 2016
  43. 5/6 fetch: reduce duplicate in ref update status lines with { -> }Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jun 5, 2016
  44. 6/6 fetch: reduce duplicate in ref update status lines with placeholderNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jun 5, 2016
  45. 0/5 Better ref summary alignment in "git fetch"Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jun 26, 2016
  46. 1/5 git-fetch.txt: document fetch outputNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jun 26, 2016
  47. Jakub NarębskiJul 4, 2016
  48. Duy NguyenJul 4, 2016
  49. Jakub NarębskiJul 4, 2016
  50. Duy NguyenJul 4, 2016
  51. 2/5 fetch: refactor ref update status formatting codeNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jun 26, 2016
  52. 3/5 fetch: change flag code for displaying tag update and deleted refNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jun 26, 2016
  53. 4/5 fetch: align all "remote -> local" outputNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jun 26, 2016
  54. 5/5 fetch: reduce duplicate in ref update status lines with placeholderNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jun 26, 2016
  55. Eric SunshineJun 27, 2016
  56. Duy NguyenJun 27, 2016
  57. Junio C HamanoJun 27, 2016
  58. Jeff KingJun 27, 2016
  59. Duy NguyenJun 27, 2016
  60. Duy NguyenJun 30, 2016
  61. Jeff KingJul 1, 2016
  62. 0/5 Better ref summary alignment in "git fetch"Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jul 1, 2016
  63. 1/5 git-fetch.txt: document fetch outputNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jul 1, 2016
  64. 2/5 fetch: refactor ref update status formatting codeNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jul 1, 2016
  65. 5/5 fetch: reduce duplicate in ref update status lines with placeholderNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jul 1, 2016
  66. 3/5 fetch: change flag code for displaying tag update and deleted refNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jul 1, 2016
  67. 4/5 fetch: align all "remote -> local" outputNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jul 1, 2016
  68. Junio C HamanoJul 1, 2016
  69. Duy NguyenJul 2, 2016
  70. Marc BranchaudJul 4, 2016
  71. Duy NguyenJul 4, 2016

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