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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>
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Giuseppe "Oblomov" Bilotta
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  2. Giuseppe BilottaNov 16, 2008
  3. Junio C HamanoNov 16, 2008
  4. Giuseppe BilottaNov 16, 2008
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