Re: [PATCH v4 0/3] Remove the_repository global for am, annotate, apply, archive builtins

> Remove the_repository global variable for the annotate, apply, and archive
> bulitins.
>
> Changes since V3:
>
>  * Improve commit message in patch 2
>
> Changes since V1:
>
>  * in patch 1, only pass in repo to the bulitin if the repo exists
>
> Changes since V2:
>
>  * drop patch 3, which is a bit more involved to dis-entangle the_repository
>  * use a single variable in run_builtin() to keep track of whether or not we
>    are operating in a repository
>
> John Cai (3):
>   git: pass in repo to builtin based on setup_git_directory_gently
>   annotate: remove usage of the_repository global
>   archive: remove the_repository global variable