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Re: [PATCH v3 08/10] builtin/diff-index: learn --merge-base

From
Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Sep 17, 2020, 17:28 UTC
Message-ID
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Denton Liu <liu.denton@gmail.com> writes:
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> diff --git a/builtin/diff-index.c b/builtin/diff-index.c
> index c3878f7ad6..7f5281c461 100644
> --- a/builtin/diff-index.c
> +++ b/builtin/diff-index.c
> @@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ int cmd_diff_index(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
>  
>  		if (!strcmp(arg, "--cached"))
>  			option |= DIFF_INDEX_CACHED;
> +		else if (!strcmp(arg, "--merge-base"))
> +			option |= DIFF_INDEX_MERGE_BASE;
>  		else
>  			usage(diff_cache_usage);
>  	}
> diff --git a/builtin/diff.c b/builtin/diff.c
> index e45e19e37e..1baea18ae0 100644
> --- a/builtin/diff.c
> +++ b/builtin/diff.c
> @@ -139,6 +139,8 @@ static int builtin_diff_index(struct rev_info *revs,
>  		const char *arg = argv[1];
>  		if (!strcmp(arg, "--cached") || !strcmp(arg, "--staged"))
>  			option |= DIFF_INDEX_CACHED;
> +		else if (!strcmp(arg, "--merge-base"))
> +			option |= DIFF_INDEX_MERGE_BASE;
>  		else
>  			usage(builtin_diff_usage);
>  		argv++; argc--;
OK.
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> diff --git a/diff-lib.c b/diff-lib.c
> index e01c3f0612..68bf86f289 100644
> --- a/diff-lib.c
> +++ b/diff-lib.c
> @@ -569,13 +569,24 @@ void diff_get_merge_base(const struct rev_info *revs, struct object_id *mb)
>  int run_diff_index(struct rev_info *revs, unsigned int option)
>  {
>  	struct object_array_entry *ent;
> +	struct object_id oid;
> +	const char *name;
Let's do the same
	int compare_with_merge_base = !!(option & DIFF_INDEX_MERGE_BASE);
here to keep the result easier to follow.
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>  	if (revs->pending.nr != 1)
>  		BUG("run_diff_index must be passed exactly one tree");
>  
>  	trace_performance_enter();
>  	ent = revs->pending.objects;
> -	if (diff_cache(revs, &ent->item->oid, ent->name, !!(option & DIFF_INDEX_CACHED)))
> +
> +	if (option & DIFF_INDEX_MERGE_BASE) {
> +		diff_get_merge_base(revs, &oid);
> +		name = xstrdup(oid_to_hex(&oid));
Leak?
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> +	} else {
> +		oidcpy(&oid, &ent->item->oid);
> +		name = ent->name;
> +	}
> +
> +	if (diff_cache(revs, &oid, name, !!(option & DIFF_INDEX_CACHED)))
>  		exit(128);
>  
>  	diff_set_mnemonic_prefix(&revs->diffopt, "c/", (option & DIFF_INDEX_CACHED) ? "i/" : "w/");
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> +for cmd in diff-index diff
> +do
> +	test_expect_success "$cmd --merge-base with one commit" '
> +		git checkout master &&
> +		git $cmd commit-C >expect &&
> +		git $cmd --merge-base br2 >actual &&
> +		test_cmp expect actual
> +	'

OK, the same command, when comparing with commit-C and with "--merge-base br2" that should compute the same commit-C, should give the same answer. Good testing strategy.

Thanks.
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  1. 0/4 builtin/diff: learn --merge-baseDenton Liu, Sep 5, 2020
  2. 1/4 t4068: remove unnecessary >tmpDenton Liu, Sep 5, 2020
  3. 3/4 builtin/diff: parse --no-index using parse_options()Denton Liu, Sep 5, 2020
  4. 2/4 git-diff.txt: backtick quote command textDenton Liu, Sep 5, 2020
  5. 4/4 builtin/diff: learn --merge-baseDenton Liu, Sep 5, 2020
  6. Junio C HamanoSep 6, 2020
  7. 0/4 builtin/diff: learn --merge-baseDenton Liu, Sep 10, 2020
  8. 1/4 t4068: remove unnecessary >tmpDenton Liu, Sep 10, 2020
  9. 2/4 git-diff.txt: backtick quote command textDenton Liu, Sep 10, 2020
  10. 3/4 builtin/diff: parse --no-index using parse_options()Denton Liu, Sep 10, 2020
  11. Junio C HamanoSep 10, 2020
  12. Denton LiuSep 13, 2020
  13. Junio C HamanoSep 13, 2020
  14. 4/4 builtin/diff: learn --merge-baseDenton Liu, Sep 10, 2020
  15. 00/10 builtin/diff: learn --merge-baseDenton Liu, Sep 17, 2020
  16. 01/10 t4068: remove unnecessary >tmpDenton Liu, Sep 17, 2020
  17. 02/10 git-diff-index.txt: make --cached description a proper sentenceDenton Liu, Sep 17, 2020
  18. 10/10 contrib/completion: complete `git diff --merge-base`Denton Liu, Sep 17, 2020
  19. 09/10 builtin/diff-tree: learn --merge-baseDenton Liu, Sep 17, 2020
  20. Junio C HamanoSep 17, 2020
  21. Denton LiuSep 18, 2020
  22. Junio C HamanoSep 18, 2020
  23. Denton LiuSep 20, 2020
  24. Junio C HamanoSep 21, 2020
  25. Denton LiuSep 21, 2020
  26. Junio C HamanoSep 21, 2020
  27. Junio C HamanoSep 21, 2020
  28. Denton LiuSep 21, 2020
  29. Junio C HamanoSep 21, 2020
  30. Denton LiuSep 23, 2020
  31. Junio C HamanoSep 25, 2020
  32. Denton LiuSep 26, 2020
  33. 08/10 builtin/diff-index: learn --merge-baseDenton Liu, Sep 17, 2020
  34. Junio C HamanoSep 17, 2020
  35. Jeff KingSep 17, 2020
  36. Junio C HamanoSep 18, 2020
  37. Jeff KingSep 18, 2020
  38. 05/10 diff-lib: accept option flags in run_diff_index()Denton Liu, Sep 17, 2020
  39. Junio C HamanoSep 17, 2020
  40. 04/10 contrib/completion: extract common diff/difftool optionsDenton Liu, Sep 17, 2020
  41. 06/10 diff-lib: define diff_get_merge_base()Denton Liu, Sep 17, 2020
  42. Junio C HamanoSep 17, 2020
  43. Denton LiuSep 18, 2020
  44. Junio C HamanoSep 19, 2020
  45. 03/10 git-diff.txt: backtick quote command textDenton Liu, Sep 17, 2020
  46. 07/10 t4068: add --merge-base testsDenton Liu, Sep 17, 2020
  47. 00/10 builtin/diff: learn --merge-baseDenton Liu, Sep 20, 2020
  48. 01/10 t4068: remove unnecessary >tmpDenton Liu, Sep 20, 2020
  49. 02/10 git-diff-index.txt: make --cached description a proper sentenceDenton Liu, Sep 20, 2020
  50. 06/10 diff-lib: define diff_get_merge_base()Denton Liu, Sep 20, 2020
  51. 05/10 diff-lib: accept option flags in run_diff_index()Denton Liu, Sep 20, 2020
  52. 03/10 git-diff.txt: backtick quote command textDenton Liu, Sep 20, 2020
  53. 07/10 t4068: add --merge-base testsDenton Liu, Sep 20, 2020
  54. 08/10 builtin/diff-index: learn --merge-baseDenton Liu, Sep 20, 2020
  55. Martin ÅgrenSep 29, 2020
  56. 04/10 contrib/completion: extract common diff/difftool optionsDenton Liu, Sep 20, 2020
  57. 09/10 builtin/diff-tree: learn --merge-baseDenton Liu, Sep 20, 2020
  58. 10/10 contrib/completion: complete `git diff --merge-base`Denton Liu, Sep 20, 2020

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