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Re: [PATCH 01/14] cmd_{read,write}_tree: rename "unused" variable that is used

From
Derrick Stolee <stolee@gmail.com>
Date
May 10, 2019, 12:07 UTC
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On 5/9/2019 5:27 PM, Jeff King wrote:
> I kind of hate "cmd_prefix"; I was tempted to just call it "prefix" so
> that all of the cmd_* functions were consistent, but I worried that it
> really would get confused with the local variables (even if those
> variables are renamed, as I do here).
cmd_prefix is better than unused_prefix.

The only thing I can think of is "out_prefix" since we are using it as the equivalent of a C# out-parameter.

-Stolee
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Message 3 of 20 in “"final" batch of unused parameter cleanups”
  1. 0/14 "final" batch of unused parameter cleanupsJeff King, May 9, 2019
  2. 01/14 cmd_{read,write}_tree: rename "unused" variable that is usedJeff King, May 9, 2019
  3. Derrick StoleeMay 10, 2019
  4. Junio C HamanoMay 13, 2019
  5. 02/14 submodule: drop unused prefix parameter from some functionsJeff King, May 9, 2019
  6. 03/14 builtin: consistently pass cmd_* prefix to parse_optionsJeff King, May 9, 2019
  7. Derrick StoleeMay 10, 2019
  8. 04/14 clone: drop dest parameter from copy_alternates()Jeff King, May 9, 2019
  9. 05/14 read-cache: drop unused parameter from threaded loadJeff King, May 9, 2019
  10. 06/14 wt-status: drop unused status parameterJeff King, May 9, 2019
  11. 07/14 mktree: drop unused length parameterJeff King, May 9, 2019
  12. 08/14 name-rev: drop unused parameters from is_better_name()Jeff King, May 9, 2019
  13. 09/14 pack-objects: drop unused rev_info parametersJeff King, May 9, 2019
  14. 10/14 receive-pack: drop unused "commands" from prepare_shallow_update()Jeff King, May 9, 2019
  15. 11/14 remove_all_fetch_refspecs(): drop unused "remote" parameterJeff King, May 9, 2019
  16. 12/14 rev-list: drop unused void pointer from finish_commit()Jeff King, May 9, 2019
  17. 13/14 show-branch: drop unused parameter from show_independent()Jeff King, May 9, 2019
  18. 14/14 verify-commit: simplify parameters to run_gpg_verify()Jeff King, May 9, 2019
  19. Derrick StoleeMay 10, 2019
  20. Derrick StoleeMay 10, 2019

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