Re: [PATCH v3 1/3] read-cache: fix reading the shared index for other repos

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Jan 19, 2018, 21:57 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqq1silpl4g.fsf@gitster.mtv.corp.google.com>
In-Reply-To: <20180107223015.17720-2-t.gummerer@gmail.com>

Thomas Gummerer <t.gummerer@gmail.com> writes:

> read_cache_from() defaults to using the gitdir of the_repository.  As it
> is mostly a convenience macro, having to pass get_git_dir() for every
> call seems overkill, and if necessary users can have more control by
> using read_index_from().

This was a bit painful change, given that some changes in flight do add new callsites to read_index_from() and they got the function changed under their feet.

Please double check if I made the right git-dir to be passed to them when I push out 'pu' in a few hours.

Thanks.

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