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Re: [PATCH 6/7] include $PATH in generating list of commands for "help -a"

From
Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date
Oct 29, 2007, 11:30 UTC
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<Pine.LNX.4.64.0710291129250.4362@racer.site>
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<20071029024431.GA12459@srparish.net>
Hi,
On Sun, 28 Oct 2007, Scott Parish wrote:
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> On Sun, Oct 28, 2007 at 04:51:00PM +0000, Johannes Schindelin wrote:
> 
> > > +static void subtract_cmds(struct cmdnames *a, struct cmdnames *b) {
> > 
> > Maybe "exclude_cmds()", and choose more suggestive names for the 
> > parameters?
> 
> I was thinking set operations when i named this (hense "a" and "b"),
> but i'll try this out.

Yes, I guessed that. But in that case, "subtract" is actively wrong, since you cannot guarantee (and indeed do not want to assume) that one is the subset of the other.

Ciao, Dscho

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Message 18 of 25 in “"git" returns 1; "git help" and "git help -a" return 0”
  1. 1/7 "git" returns 1; "git help" and "git help -a" return 0Scott R Parish, Oct 27, 2007
  2. 2/7 remove unused/unneeded "pattern" argument of list_commandsScott R Parish, Oct 27, 2007
  3. 3/7 "current_exec_path" is a misleading name, use "argv_exec_path"Scott R Parish, Oct 27, 2007
  4. 4/7 list_commands(): simplify code by using chdir()Scott R Parish, Oct 27, 2007
  5. 5/7 use only the $PATH for exec'ing git commandsScott R Parish, Oct 27, 2007
  6. 6/7 walk $PATH to generate list of commands for "help -a"Scott R Parish, Oct 27, 2007
  7. 7/7 shell should call the new setup_path() to setup $PATHScott R Parish, Oct 27, 2007
  8. Junio C HamanoOct 28, 2007
  9. Scott ParishOct 28, 2007
  10. Junio C HamanoOct 28, 2007
  11. Scott ParishOct 28, 2007
  12. 6/7 include $PATH in generating list of commands for "help -a"Scott R Parish, Oct 28, 2007
  13. Junio C HamanoOct 28, 2007
  14. Scott ParishOct 28, 2007
  15. 6/7 include $PATH in generating list of commands for "help -a"Scott R Parish, Oct 28, 2007
  16. Johannes SchindelinOct 28, 2007
  17. Scott ParishOct 29, 2007
  18. Johannes SchindelinOct 29, 2007
  19. David SymondsOct 29, 2007
  20. 6/7 include $PATH in generating list of commands for "help -a"Scott R Parish, Oct 29, 2007
  21. Junio C HamanoOct 29, 2007
  22. Scott ParishOct 30, 2007
  23. Junio C HamanoOct 28, 2007
  24. Adam RobenOct 28, 2007
  25. 5/7 use only the $PATH for exec'ing git commandsScott R Parish, Oct 28, 2007

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