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[PATCH v2] parse-options.c: use "enum parse_opt_result" for parse_nodash_opt()

From
Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com>
Date
Nov 10, 2021, 01:27 UTC
Message-ID
<patch-v2-1.1-376f76bb44e-20211110T012523Z-avarab@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To
<211110.867ddgkjcp.gmgdl@evledraar.gmail.com>

Change the parse_nodash_opt() function to use "enum parse_opt_result".In 352e761388b (parse-options.[ch]: consistently use "enum parse_opt_result", 2021-10-08) its only caller parse_options_step() started using that return type, and the get_value() which will be called and return from it uses the same enum.

Let's do the same here so that this function always returns an "enum parse_opt_result" value.

We could go for either PARSE_OPT_HELP (-2) or PARSE_OPT_ERROR (-1) here. The reason we ended up with "-2" is that in code added in 07fe54db3cd (parse-opt: do not print errors on unknown options, return "-2" instead., 2008-06-23) we used that value in a meaningful way.

Then in 51a9949eda7 (parseopt: add PARSE_OPT_NODASH, 2009-05-07) the use of "-2" was seemingly copy/pasted from parse_long_opt(), which was the function immediately above the parse_nodash_opt() function added in that commit.

Since we only care about whether the return value here is non-zero let's use the more generic PARSE_OPT_ERROR.

Signed-off-by: Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com>
---

Now with an updated commit message per the v1 discussion. I peeled off the 1/2 patch as it's already on "master" as 06a199f38b5 (parse-options.[ch]: revert use of "enum" for parse_options(), 2021-11-09).

Range-diff against v1:
1:  057a9f81b47 < -:  ----------- parse-options.[ch]: revert use of "enum" for parse_options()
2:  aa6224b10f8 ! 1:  376f76bb44e parse-options.c: use "enum parse_opt_result" for parse_nodash_opt()
    @@ Commit message
         parse-options.c: use "enum parse_opt_result" for parse_nodash_opt()
     
         Change the parse_nodash_opt() function to use "enum
    -    parse_opt_result". In 352e761388b (parse-options.[ch]: consistently
    +    parse_opt_result".In 352e761388b (parse-options.[ch]: consistently
         use "enum parse_opt_result", 2021-10-08) its only caller
         parse_options_step() started using that return type, and the
         get_value() which will be called and return from it uses the same
    @@ Commit message
         Let's do the same here so that this function always returns an "enum
         parse_opt_result" value.
     
    +    We could go for either PARSE_OPT_HELP (-2) or PARSE_OPT_ERROR (-1)
    +    here. The reason we ended up with "-2" is that in code added in
    +    07fe54db3cd (parse-opt: do not print errors on unknown options, return
    +    "-2" instead., 2008-06-23) we used that value in a meaningful way.
    +
    +    Then in 51a9949eda7 (parseopt: add PARSE_OPT_NODASH, 2009-05-07) the
    +    use of "-2" was seemingly copy/pasted from parse_long_opt(), which was
    +    the function immediately above the parse_nodash_opt() function added
    +    in that commit.
    +
    +    Since we only care about whether the return value here is non-zero
    +    let's use the more generic PARSE_OPT_ERROR.
    +
         Signed-off-by: Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com>
     
      ## parse-options.c ##
 parse-options.c | 7 ++++---
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/parse-options.c b/parse-options.c
index fc5b43ff0b2..629e7963497 100644
--- a/parse-options.c
+++ b/parse-options.c
@@ -404,8 +404,9 @@ static enum parse_opt_result parse_long_opt(
 	return PARSE_OPT_UNKNOWN;
 }
 
-static int parse_nodash_opt(struct parse_opt_ctx_t *p, const char *arg,
-			    const struct option *options)
+static enum parse_opt_result parse_nodash_opt(struct parse_opt_ctx_t *p,
+					      const char *arg,
+					      const struct option *options)
 {
 	const struct option *all_opts = options;
 
@@ -415,7 +416,7 @@ static int parse_nodash_opt(struct parse_opt_ctx_t *p, const char *arg,
 		if (options->short_name == arg[0] && arg[1] == '\0')
 			return get_value(p, options, all_opts, OPT_SHORT);
 	}
-	return -2;
+	return PARSE_OPT_ERROR;
 }
 
 static void check_typos(const char *arg, const struct option *options)
-- 
2.34.0.rc1.741.gab7bfd97031
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Message 52 of 61 in “fix bug, use existing enums”
  1. 00/10 fix bug, use existing enumsÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Sep 28, 2021
  2. 01/10 parse-options.h: move PARSE_OPT_SHELL_EVAL between enumsÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Sep 28, 2021
  3. 02/10 parse-options.[ch]: consistently use "enum parse_opt_flags"Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Sep 28, 2021
  4. Junio C HamanoSep 29, 2021
  5. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonSep 29, 2021
  6. Junio C HamanoSep 29, 2021
  7. Junio C HamanoSep 29, 2021
  8. 03/10 parse-options.[ch]: consistently use "enum parse_opt_result"Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Sep 28, 2021
  9. Junio C HamanoSep 29, 2021
  10. 04/10 parse-options.c: use exhaustive "case" arms for "enum parse_opt_type"Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Sep 28, 2021
  11. Junio C HamanoSep 29, 2021
  12. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonSep 29, 2021
  13. Junio C HamanoSep 29, 2021
  14. 05/10 parse-options.h: make the "flags" in "struct option" an enumÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Sep 28, 2021
  15. Junio C HamanoSep 29, 2021
  16. 07/10 commit-graph: stop using optname()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Sep 28, 2021
  17. Taylor BlauSep 29, 2021
  18. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonOct 1, 2021
  19. 06/10 parse-options.c: move optname() earlier in the fileÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Sep 28, 2021
  20. 08/10 parse-options.[ch]: make opt{bug,name}() "static"Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Sep 28, 2021
  21. 09/10 parse-options tests: test optname() outputÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Sep 28, 2021
  22. 10/10 parse-options: change OPT_{SHORT,UNSET} to an enumÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Sep 28, 2021
  23. Junio C HamanoSep 29, 2021
  24. 00/11 fix bug, use existing enumsÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 1, 2021
  25. 01/11 parse-options.h: move PARSE_OPT_SHELL_EVAL between enumsÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 1, 2021
  26. 02/11 parse-options.[ch]: consistently use "enum parse_opt_flags"Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 1, 2021
  27. Junio C HamanoOct 1, 2021
  28. 03/11 parse-options.[ch]: consistently use "enum parse_opt_result"Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 1, 2021
  29. 04/11 parse-options.c: use exhaustive "case" arms for "enum parse_opt_result"Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 1, 2021
  30. 05/11 parse-options.c: use exhaustive "case" arms for "enum parse_opt_type"Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 1, 2021
  31. 06/11 parse-options.h: make the "flags" in "struct option" an enumÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 1, 2021
  32. 07/11 parse-options.c: move optname() earlier in the fileÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 1, 2021
  33. 08/11 commit-graph: stop using optname()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 1, 2021
  34. René ScharfeOct 1, 2021
  35. 09/11 parse-options.[ch]: make opt{bug,name}() "static"Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 1, 2021
  36. 10/11 parse-options tests: test optname() outputÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 1, 2021
  37. 11/11 parse-options: change OPT_{SHORT,UNSET} to an enumÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 1, 2021
  38. Junio C HamanoOct 1, 2021
  39. Junio C HamanoOct 1, 2021
  40. 00/10 fix bug, use more enumsÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 8, 2021
  41. 01/10 parse-options.h: move PARSE_OPT_SHELL_EVAL between enumsÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 8, 2021
  42. 03/10 parse-options.[ch]: consistently use "enum parse_opt_result"Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 8, 2021
  43. SZEDER GáborNov 6, 2021
  44. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonNov 6, 2021
  45. 0/2 parse-options.[ch]: enum fixup & enum nitÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 9, 2021
  46. 1/2 parse-options.[ch]: revert use of "enum" for parse_options()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 9, 2021
  47. Junio C HamanoNov 9, 2021
  48. 2/2 parse-options.c: use "enum parse_opt_result" for parse_nodash_opt()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 9, 2021
  49. Junio C HamanoNov 9, 2021
  50. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonNov 9, 2021
  51. Junio C HamanoNov 9, 2021
  52. parse-options.c: use "enum parse_opt_result" for parse_nodash_opt()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 10, 2021
  53. Junio C HamanoNov 11, 2021
  54. 02/10 parse-options.[ch]: consistently use "enum parse_opt_flags"Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 8, 2021
  55. 05/10 parse-options.h: make the "flags" in "struct option" an enumÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 8, 2021
  56. 04/10 parse-options.c: use exhaustive "case" arms for "enum parse_opt_result"Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 8, 2021
  57. 06/10 parse-options.c: move optname() earlier in the fileÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 8, 2021
  58. 07/10 commit-graph: stop using optname()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 8, 2021
  59. 08/10 parse-options.[ch]: make opt{bug,name}() "static"Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 8, 2021
  60. 09/10 parse-options tests: test optname() outputÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 8, 2021
  61. 10/10 parse-options: change OPT_{SHORT,UNSET} to an enumÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 8, 2021

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