Re: [PATCH 1/3] wt-status: replace uses of the_repository with local repository instances

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Feb 2, 2026, 18:42 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqqikcfyok2.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To: <CAOLa=ZRv4xsy0adY_BcXQkypsgYkLNM6x5LhJGX+B+=aKCwmgg@mail.gmail.com>

Karthik Nayak <karthik.188@gmail.com> writes:

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> One missing information is why is it safe to make this change? If is a
> repository field, is it holding the same information, is it always
> defined?
> ...
>> @@ -150,11 +150,11 @@ void wt_status_prepare(struct repository *r, struct wt_status *s)
>>  	s->show_untracked_files = SHOW_NORMAL_UNTRACKED_FILES;
>>  	s->use_color = GIT_COLOR_UNKNOWN;
>>  	s->relative_paths = 1;
>> -	s->branch = refs_resolve_refdup(get_main_ref_store(the_repository),
>> +	s->branch = refs_resolve_refdup(get_main_ref_store(s->repo),
>>  					"HEAD", 0, NULL, NULL);
>
> Wouldn't it make more sense to use the function argument 'r' here?

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>> @@ -1723,18 +1723,18 @@ int wt_status_check_rebase(const struct worktree *wt,
>>  {
>>  	struct stat st;
>>
>> -	if (!stat(worktree_git_path(the_repository, wt, "rebase-apply"), &st)) {
>> -		if (!stat(worktree_git_path(the_repository, wt, "rebase-apply/applying"), &st)) {
>> +	if (!stat(worktree_git_path(wt->repo, wt, "rebase-apply"), &st)) {
>> +		if (!stat(worktree_git_path(wt->repo, wt, "rebase-apply/applying"), &st)) {
>
> In the same file we make a call 'wt_status_check_rebase(NULL, state)',
> so wouldn't this break?

Good questions.  Thanks for a quick review.