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Re: [PATCH v2 4/9] help.c: split up list_all_cmds_help() function

From
Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Feb 23, 2022, 22:03 UTC
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<xmqqbkyxs0jz.fsf@gitster.g>
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<patch-v2-4.9-f9c4d5e2d28-20220221T193708Z-avarab@gmail.com>
Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason  <avarab@gmail.com> writes:
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> -void list_all_cmds_help(void)
> +static void list_all_cmds_help_external_commands(void)
>  {
>  	struct string_list others = STRING_LIST_INIT_DUP;
> -	struct string_list alias_list = STRING_LIST_INIT_DUP;
> -	struct cmdname_help *aliases;
> -	int i, longest;
> -
> -	puts(_("See 'git help <command>' to read about a specific subcommand"));
> -	print_cmd_by_category(main_categories, &longest);
> +	int i;
>  
>  	list_all_other_cmds(&others);
>  	if (others.nr)

Let's note that in the body of this new helper function, we still use the printf("\n%s\n", _("group header")) pattern, not putchar('\n') followed by puts().

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> @@ -449,6 +444,13 @@ void list_all_cmds_help(void)
>  	for (i = 0; i < others.nr; i++)
>  		printf("   %s\n", others.items[i].string);
>  	string_list_clear(&others, 0);
> +}
> +
> +static void list_all_cmds_help_aliases(int longest)
> +{
> +	struct string_list alias_list = STRING_LIST_INIT_DUP;
> +	struct cmdname_help *aliases;
> +	int i;
>  
>  	git_config(get_alias, &alias_list);
>  	string_list_sort(&alias_list);
And this helper, too.
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> @@ -474,6 +476,17 @@ void list_all_cmds_help(void)
>  	string_list_clear(&alias_list, 1);
>  }
>  
> +void list_all_cmds_help(void)
> +{
> +	int longest;
> +
> +	puts(_("See 'git help <command>' to read about a specific subcommand"));
> +	print_cmd_by_category(main_categories, &longest);
> +
> +	list_all_cmds_help_external_commands();
> +	list_all_cmds_help_aliases(longest);
> +}
This does make sense ;-)
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Message 21 of 29 in “help: test and fix small "help -g" regression”
  1. 0/7 help: test and fix small "help -g" regressionÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Dec 28, 2021
  2. 1/7 help doc: add missing "]" to "[-a|--all]"Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Dec 28, 2021
  3. 2/7 help.c: use puts() instead of printf{,_ln}() for consistencyÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Dec 28, 2021
  4. 3/7 help tests: test "git" and "git help [-a|-g] spacingÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Dec 28, 2021
  5. 4/7 help.c: split up list_all_cmds_help() functionÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Dec 28, 2021
  6. 5/7 help: error if [-a|-g|-c] and [-i|-m|-w] are combinedÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Dec 28, 2021
  7. Eric SunshineDec 28, 2021
  8. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonDec 29, 2021
  9. 6/7 help: add --no-[external-commands|aliases] for use with --allÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Dec 28, 2021
  10. Eric SunshineDec 28, 2021
  11. 7/7 help: don't print "\n" before single-section outputÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Dec 28, 2021
  12. 0/9 help: tests, parse_options() sanity, fix "help -g" regressionÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Feb 21, 2022
  13. 1/9 help doc: add missing "]" to "[-a|--all]"Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Feb 21, 2022
  14. 2/9 help.c: use puts() instead of printf{,_ln}() for consistencyÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Feb 21, 2022
  15. Junio C HamanoFeb 23, 2022
  16. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonFeb 23, 2022
  17. 3/9 help tests: test "git" and "git help [-a|-g] spacingÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Feb 21, 2022
  18. 6/9 help: correct usage & behavior of "git help --all"Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Feb 21, 2022
  19. Junio C HamanoFeb 23, 2022
  20. 4/9 help.c: split up list_all_cmds_help() functionÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Feb 21, 2022
  21. Junio C HamanoFeb 23, 2022
  22. 7/9 help: error if [-a|-g|-c] and [-i|-m|-w] are combinedÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Feb 21, 2022
  23. Junio C HamanoFeb 23, 2022
  24. 9/9 help: don't print "\n" before single-section outputÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Feb 21, 2022
  25. Junio C HamanoFeb 23, 2022
  26. 8/9 help: add --no-[external-commands|aliases] for use with --allÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Feb 21, 2022
  27. Junio C HamanoFeb 23, 2022
  28. 5/9 help: note the option name on option incompatibilityÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Feb 21, 2022
  29. Junio C HamanoFeb 23, 2022

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