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Re: [PATCH 2/5] Add platform-independent .git "symlink"

From
Jakub Narebski <jnareb@gmail.com>
Date
Feb 18, 2008, 13:34 UTC
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<fpc1hd$ror$1@ger.gmane.org>
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Lars Hjemli wrote:
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> On Feb 18, 2008 1:34 PM, Johannes Schindelin wrote:
>> On Mon, 18 Feb 2008, Lars Hjemli wrote:
>>
>> > diff --git a/environment.c b/environment.c
>> > index 3527f16..8058e7b 100644
>> > --- a/environment.c
>> > +++ b/environment.c
>> > @@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ static void setup_git_env(void)
>> >  {
>> >       git_dir = getenv(GIT_DIR_ENVIRONMENT);
>> >       if (!git_dir)
>> > +             git_dir = read_gitfile_gently(DEFAULT_GIT_DIR_ENVIRONMENT);
>> > +     if (!git_dir)
>> >               git_dir = DEFAULT_GIT_DIR_ENVIRONMENT;
>>
>> I still maintain that the code (maybe not the diff) is easier to read like
>> this:
>>
>>         if (!git_dir) {
>>                 git_dir = read_gitfile_gently(DEFAULT_GIT_DIR_ENVIRONMENT);
>>                 if (!git_dir)
>>                         git_dir = DEFAULT_GIT_DIR_ENVIRONMENT;
>>         }
> 
> IMHO such constructs are butt ugly, but if there's consensus for your
> way, I'll abide...

I prefer the original variant. It is IMHO no less, and perhaps even more readable, and it is not soo deeply nested.

-- 
Jakub Narebski
Warsaw, Poland
ShadeHawk on #git
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Message 9 of 18 in “Introduce the .gitfile”
  1. 0/5 Introduce the .gitfileLars Hjemli, Feb 18, 2008
  2. 1/5 Simplify setup of $GIT_DIR in git-sh-setup.shLars Hjemli, Feb 18, 2008
  3. 2/5 Add platform-independent .git "symlink"Lars Hjemli, Feb 18, 2008
  4. 3/5 Teach resolve_gitlink_ref() about the .git fileLars Hjemli, Feb 18, 2008
  5. 4/5 git-submodule: prepare for the .git-fileLars Hjemli, Feb 18, 2008
  6. 5/5 Teach GIT-VERSION-GEN about the .git fileLars Hjemli, Feb 18, 2008
  7. Johannes SchindelinFeb 18, 2008
  8. Lars HjemliFeb 18, 2008
  9. Jakub NarebskiFeb 18, 2008
  10. Johannes SchindelinFeb 18, 2008
  11. Lars HjemliFeb 18, 2008
  12. 2/5 Add platform-independent .git "symlink"Lars Hjemli, Feb 18, 2008
  13. Johannes SchindelinFeb 18, 2008
  14. Johannes SchindelinFeb 18, 2008
  15. Lars HjemliFeb 18, 2008
  16. Johannes SchindelinFeb 18, 2008
  17. Lars HjemliFeb 18, 2008
  18. Johannes SchindelinFeb 18, 2008

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