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Re: [PATCH 11/13] hash-object: merge HASH_* and INDEX_* flags

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Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im>
Date
May 16, 2025, 09:52 UTC
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On Fri, May 16, 2025 at 12:50:08AM -0400, Jeff King wrote:
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> The hash-object command has its own custom flag bits that it sets based
> on command-line options. But since we dropped hash_literally() in the
> previous commit, the only thing we do with those flag bits is convert
> them directly into "index_flags" to pass to index_fd().
> 
> This extra layer of indirection makes the code harder to read and reason
> about. Let's just use the INDEX_* flags directly.

Heh, coming full circle with 70c0f9db4e0 (object-file: split up concerns of `HASH_*` flags, 2025-04-15). But I agree, now that we have dropped the `hash_literally()` function this is a sensible change.

Patrick
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Message 29 of 35 in “dropping support for non-standard object types”
  1. 0/13 dropping support for non-standard object typesJeff King, May 16, 2025
  2. 01/13 object-file.h: fix typo in variable declarationJeff King, May 16, 2025
  3. 02/13 cat-file: make --allow-unknown-type a noopJeff King, May 16, 2025
  4. Patrick SteinhardtMay 16, 2025
  5. Jeff KingMay 19, 2025
  6. Patrick SteinhardtMay 19, 2025
  7. Junio C HamanoMay 16, 2025
  8. 03/13 object-file: drop OBJECT_INFO_ALLOW_UNKNOWN_TYPE flagJeff King, May 16, 2025
  9. 04/13 cat-file: use type enum instead of buffer for -t optionJeff King, May 16, 2025
  10. Junio C HamanoMay 16, 2025
  11. 05/13 oid_object_info_convert(): stop using string for object typeJeff King, May 16, 2025
  12. 06/13 fsck: stop using object_info->type_name strbufJeff King, May 16, 2025
  13. Patrick SteinhardtMay 16, 2025
  14. Junio C HamanoMay 19, 2025
  15. Jeff KingMay 19, 2025
  16. 07/13 oid_object_info(): drop type_name strbufJeff King, May 16, 2025
  17. Junio C HamanoMay 19, 2025
  18. 08/13 t/helper: add zlib test-toolJeff King, May 16, 2025
  19. Junio C HamanoMay 19, 2025
  20. Jeff KingMay 19, 2025
  21. Junio C HamanoMay 21, 2025
  22. 09/13 t: add lib-loose.shJeff King, May 16, 2025
  23. Patrick SteinhardtMay 16, 2025
  24. Jeff KingMay 19, 2025
  25. Junio C HamanoMay 19, 2025
  26. 10/13 hash-object: stop allowing unknown typesJeff King, May 16, 2025
  27. Junio C HamanoMay 19, 2025
  28. 11/13 hash-object: merge HASH_* and INDEX_* flagsJeff King, May 16, 2025
  29. Patrick SteinhardtMay 16, 2025
  30. 12/13 hash-object: handle --literally with OPT_NEGBITJeff King, May 16, 2025
  31. Junio C HamanoMay 19, 2025
  32. 13/13 object-file: drop support for writing objects with unknown typesJeff King, May 16, 2025
  33. Patrick SteinhardtMay 16, 2025
  34. Junio C HamanoMay 19, 2025
  35. Junio C HamanoMay 16, 2025

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