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Re: [PATCH 3/5] generate-cmdlist: parse common group commands

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
May 14, 2015, 20:58 UTC
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Sébastien Guimmara  <sebastien.guimmara@gmail.com> writes:
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> From: Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com>
>
> Parse the [common] block to create the array of group descriptions:
>
> static char *common_cmd_groups[] = {
>     N_("starting a working area"),
>     N_("working on the current change"),
>     N_("working with others"),
>     N_("examining the history and state"),
>     N_("growing, marking and tweaking your history"),
> };
>
> then map each element of common_cmds[] to a group via its index:
>
> static struct cmdname_help common_cmds[] = {
>     {"add", N_("Add file contents to the index"), 1},
>     {"branch", N_("List, create, or delete branches"), 4},
>     {"checkout", N_("Checkout a branch or paths to the ..."), 4},
>     {"clone", N_("Clone a repository into a new directory"), 0},
>     {"commit", N_("Record changes to the repository"), 4},
>     ...
> };
>
> so that 'git help' can print those commands grouped by theme.
>
> Only commands tagged with an attribute from [common] are emitted to
> common_cmds[].
>
> [commit message by Sébastien Guimmara <sebastien.guimmara@gmail.com>]
>
> Signed-off-by: Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com>
> Signed-off-by: Sébastien Guimmara <sebastien.guimmara@gmail.com>
> ---

I seem to be getting an empty common_cmds[] list after this step (with GNU Awk 4.0.1, ICIM).

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Message 5 of 12 in “git help: group common commands by theme”
  1. 0/5 git help: group common commands by themeSébastien Guimmara, May 14, 2015
  2. 1/5 command-list.txt: prepare with [commands] headerSébastien Guimmara, May 14, 2015
  3. 2/5 command-list.txt: add with [common] blockSébastien Guimmara, May 14, 2015
  4. 3/5 generate-cmdlist: parse common group commandsSébastien Guimmara, May 14, 2015
  5. Junio C HamanoMay 14, 2015
  6. Eric SunshineMay 14, 2015
  7. Sébastien GuimmaraMay 15, 2015
  8. 4/5 command-list.txt: drop the common- prefixSébastien Guimmara, May 14, 2015
  9. 5/5 help.c: output the typical Git workflowSébastien Guimmara, May 14, 2015
  10. 5/5 help.c: output the typical Git workflowSébastien Guimmara, May 14, 2015
  11. Junio C HamanoMay 14, 2015
  12. Sébastien GuimmaraMay 15, 2015

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