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Re: [PATCH 1/3] '--missing' option for mktree: updated usage message and man page

From
JMJosh Micich <josh.micich@gmail.com>
Date
May 14, 2009, 19:46 UTC
Message-ID
<a644352c0905141246v7948de25o2b22f3c6f1bcff41@mail.gmail.com>

Updated usage message in builtin-mktree.c to include '--missing'. Updated man page to explain new '--missing' option. Also clarified sorting behaviour.

Signed-off-by: Josh Micich <josh.micich@gmail.com>
---
 Documentation/git-mktree.txt |   13 ++++++++++---
 builtin-mktree.c             |    2 +-
 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-mktree.txt b/Documentation/git-mktree.txt
index af19f06..7336f48 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-mktree.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-mktree.txt
@@ -8,12 +8,13 @@ git-mktree - Build a tree-object from ls-tree formatted text

 SYNOPSIS
 --------
-'git mktree' [-z]
+'git mktree' [-z] [--missing]

 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
-Reads standard input in non-recursive `ls-tree` output format,
-and creates a tree object.  The object name of the tree object
+Reads standard input in non-recursive `ls-tree` output format, and creates
+a tree object.  The order of the tree entries is normalised by mktree so
+pre-sorting the input is not required.  The object name of the tree object
 built is written to the standard output.

 OPTIONS
@@ -21,6 +22,12 @@ OPTIONS
 -z::
 	Read the NUL-terminated `ls-tree -z` output instead.

+--missing::
+	Allow missing objects.  The default behaviour (without this option)
+	is to verify that each tree entry's sha1 identifies an existing
+	object.  This option has no effect on the treatment of gitlink entries
+	(aka "submodules") which are always allowed to be missing.
+
 Author
 ------
 Written by Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
diff --git a/builtin-mktree.c b/builtin-mktree.c
index e1c9a27..5ff0475 100644
--- a/builtin-mktree.c
+++ b/builtin-mktree.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ static void write_tree(unsigned char *sha1)
 }

 static const char *mktree_usage[] = {
-	"git mktree [-z]",
+	"git mktree [-z] [--missing]",
 	NULL
 };
-- 
1.6.3.1.181.gfc9b3
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  1. Josh MicichMay 14, 2009

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