Re: [PATCHv3 5/7] builtin/describe.c: print debug statements earlier

> On Thu,  2 Nov 2017 12:41:46 -0700
> Stefan Beller <sbeller@google.com> wrote:
>
>> For debuggers aid we'd want to print debug statements early, so
>> introduce a new line in the debug output that describes the whole
>> function, and then change the next debug output to describe why we
>> need to search. Conveniently drop the arg from the second line;
>> which will be useful in a follow up commit, that refactors the\
>> describe function.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Stefan Beller <sbeller@google.com>
>> ---
>>  builtin/describe.c | 5 ++++-
>>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/builtin/describe.c b/builtin/describe.c
>> index fd61f463cf..3136efde31 100644
>> --- a/builtin/describe.c
>> +++ b/builtin/describe.c
>> @@ -293,6 +293,9 @@ static void describe(const char *arg, int last_one)
>>       unsigned long seen_commits = 0;
>>       unsigned int unannotated_cnt = 0;
>>
>> +     if (debug)
>> +             fprintf(stderr, _("describe %s\n"), arg);
>> +
>
> Could you explain in the commit message why this wasn't needed before
> (if it wasn't needed), and why this is needed now?
>
>>       if (get_oid(arg, &oid))
>>               die(_("Not a valid object name %s"), arg);
>>       cmit = lookup_commit_reference(&oid);
>> @@ -316,7 +319,7 @@ static void describe(const char *arg, int last_one)
>>       if (!max_candidates)
>>               die(_("no tag exactly matches '%s'"), oid_to_hex(&cmit->object.oid));
>>       if (debug)
>> -             fprintf(stderr, _("searching to describe %s\n"), arg);
>> +             fprintf(stderr, _("No exact match on refs or tags, searching to describe\n"));
>
> What is this arg that can be safely dropped?
>
> You mention that it is for convenience (since the describe() function
> will be refactored), but could the arg just be passed to the new
> function?