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Re: [PATCH 05/10] parse-options.h: make the "flags" in "struct option" an enum

From
Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Sep 29, 2021, 00:22 UTC
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In-Reply-To
<patch-05.10-697e432c012-20210928T130905Z-avarab@gmail.com>
Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason  <avarab@gmail.com> writes:
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> Change the "flags" members of "struct option" to refer to their
> corresponding "enum" defined earlier in the file.
>
> The benefit of changing this to an enum isn't as great as with some
> "enum parse_opt_type" as we'll always check this as a bitfield, so we
> can't rely on the compiler checking "case" arms for us. But let's do
> it for consistency with the rest of the file.

For the same reason as my comment on [02/10], this is more or less "Meh" for me. If we wanted to make any change here, I'd probably suggest making it "unsigned" to clarify that this is a OR'ed bit patterns.

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> Signed-off-by: Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com>
> ---
>  parse-options.h | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/parse-options.h b/parse-options.h
> index a1c7c86ad30..74b66ba6e93 100644
> --- a/parse-options.h
> +++ b/parse-options.h
> @@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ struct option {
>  	const char *argh;
>  	const char *help;
>  
> -	int flags;
> +	enum parse_opt_option_flags flags;
>  	parse_opt_cb *callback;
>  	intptr_t defval;
>  	parse_opt_ll_cb *ll_callback;
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Message 15 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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