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Re: [PATCH v2 09/21] bisect: make algorithm behavior independent of DEBUG_BISECT

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Apr 15, 2016, 21:25 UTC
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Stephan Beyer <s-beyer@gmx.net> writes:
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> If DEBUG_BISECT is set to 1, bisect does not only show debug
> information but also changes the algorithm behavior: halfway()
> is always false.
>
> This commit makes the algorithm independent of DEBUG_BISECT.
>
> Signed-off-by: Stephan Beyer <s-beyer@gmx.net>
> ---
Another good candidate for preliminary clean-up.

I do not remember what the rationale was to do this short-cut when I wrote it at 1daa09d9 (make the previous optimization work also on path-limited rev-list --bisect, 2007-03-23). Thanks for spotting it.

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>  bisect.c | 2 --
>  1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/bisect.c b/bisect.c
> index 2f54d96..1a13f35 100644
> --- a/bisect.c
> +++ b/bisect.c
> @@ -101,8 +101,6 @@ static inline int halfway(struct commit_list *p, int nr)
>  	 */
>  	if (p->item->object.flags & TREESAME)
>  		return 0;
> -	if (DEBUG_BISECT)
> -		return 0;
>  	/*
>  	 * 2 and 3 are halfway of 5.
>  	 * 3 is halfway of 6 but 2 and 4 are not.
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Message 25 of 56 in “git bisect improvements”
  1. 00/21 git bisect improvementsStephan Beyer, Apr 10, 2016
  2. 01/21 bisect: write about `bisect next` in documentationStephan Beyer, Apr 10, 2016
  3. 02/21 bisect: allow 'bisect run' if no good commit is knownStephan Beyer, Apr 10, 2016
  4. 03/21 t/test-lib-functions.sh: generalize test_cmp_revStephan Beyer, Apr 10, 2016
  5. Eric SunshineApr 11, 2016
  6. Junio C HamanoApr 15, 2016
  7. Stephan BeyerApr 24, 2016
  8. Junio C HamanoApr 25, 2016
  9. 04/21 t: use test_cmp_rev() where appropriateStephan Beyer, Apr 10, 2016
  10. Eric SunshineApr 11, 2016
  11. Junio C HamanoApr 15, 2016
  12. 05/21 t6030: generalize test to not rely on current implementationStephan Beyer, Apr 10, 2016
  13. Torsten BögershausenApr 10, 2016
  14. Junio C HamanoApr 10, 2016
  15. Stephan BeyerApr 10, 2016
  16. Eric SunshineApr 11, 2016
  17. Junio C HamanoApr 15, 2016
  18. 06/21 bisect: add test for the bisect algorithmStephan Beyer, Apr 10, 2016
  19. Junio C HamanoApr 15, 2016
  20. 07/21 bisect: plug the biggest memory leakStephan Beyer, Apr 10, 2016
  21. Junio C HamanoApr 15, 2016
  22. 08/21 bisect: make bisect compile if DEBUG_BISECT is setStephan Beyer, Apr 10, 2016
  23. Junio C HamanoApr 15, 2016
  24. 09/21 bisect: make algorithm behavior independent of DEBUG_BISECTStephan Beyer, Apr 10, 2016
  25. Junio C HamanoApr 15, 2016
  26. 10/21 bisect: get rid of recursion in count_distance()Stephan Beyer, Apr 10, 2016
  27. Junio C HamanoApr 15, 2016
  28. 11/21 bisect: use struct node_data array instead of int arrayStephan Beyer, Apr 10, 2016
  29. Christian CouderApr 12, 2016
  30. Junio C HamanoApr 15, 2016
  31. 12/21 bisect: replace clear_distance() by unique markersStephan Beyer, Apr 10, 2016
  32. Christian CouderApr 12, 2016
  33. Junio C HamanoApr 15, 2016
  34. 13/21 bisect: use commit instead of commit list as arguments when appropriateStephan Beyer, Apr 10, 2016
  35. Junio C HamanoApr 15, 2016
  36. 14/21 bisect: extract get_distance() function from code duplicationStephan Beyer, Apr 10, 2016
  37. Junio C HamanoApr 15, 2016
  38. 15/21 bisect: introduce distance_direction()Stephan Beyer, Apr 10, 2016
  39. Junio C HamanoApr 15, 2016
  40. 16/21 bisect: make total number of commits globalStephan Beyer, Apr 10, 2016
  41. Christian CouderApr 13, 2016
  42. Junio C HamanoApr 15, 2016
  43. Junio C HamanoApr 16, 2016
  44. 17/21 bisect: rename count_distance() to compute_weight()Stephan Beyer, Apr 10, 2016
  45. Christian CouderApr 13, 2016
  46. Junio C HamanoApr 15, 2016
  47. 18/21 bisect: prepare for different algorithms based on find_allStephan Beyer, Apr 10, 2016
  48. Junio C HamanoApr 15, 2016
  49. 19/21 bisect: use a bottom-up traversal to find relevant weightsStephan Beyer, Apr 10, 2016
  50. Christian CouderApr 13, 2016
  51. Junio C HamanoApr 15, 2016
  52. Junio C HamanoApr 15, 2016
  53. Junio C HamanoApr 26, 2016
  54. 20/21 bisect: compute best bisection in compute_relevant_weights()Stephan Beyer, Apr 10, 2016
  55. 21/21 bisect: get back halfway shortcutStephan Beyer, Apr 10, 2016
  56. Junio C HamanoApr 15, 2016

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