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Re: [PATCH 3/5] merge-recursive: clarify the rename_dir/RENAME_DIR meaning

From
Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date
May 21, 2018, 14:28 UTC
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<nycvar.QRO.7.76.6.1805211626240.77@tvgsbejvaqbjf.bet>
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<20180519020700.2241-4-newren@gmail.com>
Hi Elijah,
On Fri, 18 May 2018, Elijah Newren wrote:
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> We had an enum of rename types which included RENAME_DIR; this name felt
> misleading since it was not about an entire directory but was a status for
> each individual file add that occurred within a renamed directory.  Since
> this type is for signifying that the files in question were being renamed
> due to directory rename detection, rename this enum value to
> RENAME_VIA_DIR.  Make a similar change to the conflict_rename_dir()
> function, and add a comment to the top of that function explaining its
> purpose (it may not be quite as obvious as for the other
> conflict_rename_*() functions).
> 
> Signed-off-by: Elijah Newren <newren@gmail.com>
> ---

Make sense. I think the reading flow could be improved a little bit by splitting this paragraph into three.

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> diff --git a/merge-recursive.c b/merge-recursive.c
> index 01306c87eb..d30085d9c7 100644
> --- a/merge-recursive.c
> +++ b/merge-recursive.c
> -static int conflict_rename_dir(struct merge_options *o,
> -			       struct diff_filepair *pair,
> -			       const char *rename_branch,
> -			       const char *other_branch)
> +static int conflict_rename_via_dir(struct merge_options *o,
> +				   struct diff_filepair *pair,
> +				   const char *rename_branch,
> +				   const char *other_branch)
>  {
> +	/*
> +	 * Handle file adds that need to be renamed due to directory rename
> +	 * detection.  This differs from handle_rename_normal, because
> +	 * there is no content merge to do; just move the path into the
Technically, we do not move the path, but the file.
The rest of the diff looks obviously correct to me.

Thanks, Dscho

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Message 12 of 27 in “merge-recursive code cleanups”
  1. 0/5 merge-recursive code cleanupsElijah Newren, May 19, 2018
  2. 1/5 merge-recursive: fix miscellaneous grammar error in commentElijah Newren, May 19, 2018
  3. 5/5 merge-recursive: simplify handle_change_deleteElijah Newren, May 19, 2018
  4. Johannes SixtMay 19, 2018
  5. Elijah NewrenMay 19, 2018
  6. Johannes SchindelinMay 21, 2018
  7. Elijah NewrenMay 21, 2018
  8. 2/5 merge-recursive: fix numerous argument alignment issuesElijah Newren, May 19, 2018
  9. Johannes SchindelinMay 21, 2018
  10. Elijah NewrenMay 21, 2018
  11. 3/5 merge-recursive: clarify the rename_dir/RENAME_DIR meaningElijah Newren, May 19, 2018
  12. Johannes SchindelinMay 21, 2018
  13. 4/5 merge-recursive: rename conflict_rename_*() family of functionsElijah Newren, May 19, 2018
  14. Johannes SchindelinMay 21, 2018
  15. 0/5 merge-recursive code cleanupsElijah Newren, May 22, 2018
  16. 4/5 merge-recursive: rename conflict_rename_*() family of functionsElijah Newren, May 22, 2018
  17. 5/5 merge-recursive: add pointer about unduly complex looking codeElijah Newren, May 22, 2018
  18. 1/5 merge-recursive: fix miscellaneous grammar error in commentElijah Newren, May 22, 2018
  19. 2/5 merge-recursive: fix numerous argument alignment issuesElijah Newren, May 22, 2018
  20. 3/5 merge-recursive: clarify the rename_dir/RENAME_DIR meaningElijah Newren, May 22, 2018
  21. 0/6 merge-recursive code cleanupsElijah Newren, Jun 10, 2018
  22. 1/6 merge-recursive: fix miscellaneous grammar error in commentElijah Newren, Jun 10, 2018
  23. 2/6 merge-recursive: fix numerous argument alignment issuesElijah Newren, Jun 10, 2018
  24. 4/6 merge-recursive: clarify the rename_dir/RENAME_DIR meaningElijah Newren, Jun 10, 2018
  25. 3/6 merge-recursive: align labels with their respective code blocksElijah Newren, Jun 10, 2018
  26. 6/6 merge-recursive: add pointer about unduly complex looking codeElijah Newren, Jun 10, 2018
  27. 5/6 merge-recursive: rename conflict_rename_*() family of functionsElijah Newren, Jun 10, 2018

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