Re: [PATCH] gitweb: fixes to gitweb feature check code
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Giuseppe Bilotta <giuseppe.bilotta@gmail.com>
- Date
- Nov 16, 2008, 15:30 UTC
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Forgot the sign-off line
On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 3:26 PM, Giuseppe Bilotta <giuseppe.bilotta@gmail.com> wrote:
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> The gitweb_check_feature routine was being used for two different > purposes: retrieving the actual feature value (such as the list of > snapshot formats or the list of additional actions), and to check if a > feature was enabled. > > For the latter use, since all features return an array, it led to either > clumsy code or subtle bugs, with disabled features appearing enabled > because (0) evaluates to 1. > > We fix these bugs, and simplify the code, by separating feature (list) > value retrieval (gitweb_get_feature) from boolean feature check (i.e. > retrieving the first/only item in the feature value list). Usage of > gitweb_check_feature across gitweb is replaced by the appropriate call > wherever needed.
Signed-off-by: Giuseppe Bilotta <giuseppe.bilotta@gmail.com>
-- Giuseppe "Oblomov" Bilotta