Re: [PATCH v3] repo: add paths.toplevel to repo info

From: Karthik Nayak <karthik.188@gmail.com>
Date: Apr 9, 2026, 13:13 UTC
Message-ID: <CAOLa=ZRo2qWES4XW3UuDxe1Wjew_z7PDy48qQdsjQzD=G8E2ew@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <pull.2264.v3.git.git.1775714492944.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>

"Jayesh Daga via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com> writes:

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> From: Jayesh Daga <jayeshdaga99@gmail.com>
>
> repo info currently does not expose the repository's
> working tree root, even though this information is
> available via `repo_get_work_tree()` and
> `git rev-parse --show-toplevel`.
>
> Add a new field `paths.toplevel` to expose this value.
>
> While doing so, document the correspondence between
> `git rev-parse` options and `repo info` fields to make
> it easier to identify missing or future additions.
>
> For bare repositories, this value is empty, consistent
> with other non-applicable fields.
>

Don't we still have to decide how we want to support relative vs absolute paths? [1]

Also seeing that you're a GSoC candidate and this is part of the project that you've (and other potential contributors) applied for, our recommendation is to not start working on a project before the selection process.

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[1]: https://lore.kernel.org/git/CA+rGoLfbzXqP1Tw+94jMmWcSGPoefMv5E_fvwriad-O5CUeKHQ@mail.gmail.com/T/#m1e2b69b6b097c42b06088349947e43831cf5988f