Re: [PATCH 03/10] builtin: use default hash when outside a repository
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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
- Date
- Jun 20, 2025, 14:19 UTC
- Message-ID
- <xmqqikkq7awy.fsf@gitster.g>
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- <20250620011943.586596-4-sandals@crustytoothpaste.net>
"brian m. carlson" <sandals@crustytoothpaste.net> writes:
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> We have some commands that can operate inside or outside a repository. > If we're operating outside a repository, we clearly cannot use the > repository's hash algorithm as a default since it doesn't exist, so > instead, let's pick the default instead of specifically SHA-1. Right > now this results in no functional change since the default is SHA-1, but > that may change in the future.
Nicely explained and this step shows why having GIT_HASH_DEFAULT makes sense very well.
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>
> Signed-off-by: brian m. carlson <sandals@crustytoothpaste.net>
> ---
> builtin/apply.c | 2 +-
> builtin/diff.c | 2 +-
> builtin/hash-object.c | 2 +-
> builtin/index-pack.c | 2 +-
> builtin/ls-remote.c | 2 +-
> builtin/patch-id.c | 2 +-
> builtin/shortlog.c | 2 +-
> builtin/show-index.c | 2 +-
> 8 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/builtin/apply.c b/builtin/apply.c
> index a1e20c593d..d642a40251 100644
> --- a/builtin/apply.c
> +++ b/builtin/apply.c
> @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ int cmd_apply(int argc,
> * cf. https://lore.kernel.org/git/xmqqcypfcmn4.fsf@gitster.g/
> */
> if (!the_hash_algo)
> - repo_set_hash_algo(the_repository, GIT_HASH_SHA1);
> + repo_set_hash_algo(the_repository, GIT_HASH_DEFAULT);
>
> argc = apply_parse_options(argc, argv,
> &state, &force_apply, &options,
> diff --git a/builtin/diff.c b/builtin/diff.c
> index c6231edce4..eebffe36cc 100644
> --- a/builtin/diff.c
> +++ b/builtin/diff.c
> @@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ int cmd_diff(int argc,
> * configurable via a command line option.
> */
> if (nongit)
> - repo_set_hash_algo(the_repository, GIT_HASH_SHA1);
> + repo_set_hash_algo(the_repository, GIT_HASH_DEFAULT);
>
> init_diff_ui_defaults();
> git_config(git_diff_ui_config, NULL);
> diff --git a/builtin/hash-object.c b/builtin/hash-object.c
> index 6a99ec250d..213a302e05 100644
> --- a/builtin/hash-object.c
> +++ b/builtin/hash-object.c
> @@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ int cmd_hash_object(int argc,
> prefix = setup_git_directory_gently(&nongit);
>
> if (nongit && !the_hash_algo)
> - repo_set_hash_algo(the_repository, GIT_HASH_SHA1);
> + repo_set_hash_algo(the_repository, GIT_HASH_DEFAULT);
>
> if (vpath && prefix) {
> vpath_free = prefix_filename(prefix, vpath);
> diff --git a/builtin/index-pack.c b/builtin/index-pack.c
> index bb7925bd29..352ce7f88a 100644
> --- a/builtin/index-pack.c
> +++ b/builtin/index-pack.c
> @@ -2034,7 +2034,7 @@ int cmd_index_pack(int argc,
> * choice but to guess the object hash.
> */
> if (!the_repository->hash_algo)
> - repo_set_hash_algo(the_repository, GIT_HASH_SHA1);
> + repo_set_hash_algo(the_repository, GIT_HASH_DEFAULT);
>
> opts.flags &= ~(WRITE_REV | WRITE_REV_VERIFY);
> if (rev_index) {
> diff --git a/builtin/ls-remote.c b/builtin/ls-remote.c
> index 01a4d4daa1..df09000b30 100644
> --- a/builtin/ls-remote.c
> +++ b/builtin/ls-remote.c
> @@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ int cmd_ls_remote(int argc,
> * depending on what object hash the remote uses.
> */
> if (!the_repository->hash_algo)
> - repo_set_hash_algo(the_repository, GIT_HASH_SHA1);
> + repo_set_hash_algo(the_repository, GIT_HASH_DEFAULT);
>
> packet_trace_identity("ls-remote");
>
> diff --git a/builtin/patch-id.c b/builtin/patch-id.c
> index cdef2ec10a..26f04b0335 100644
> --- a/builtin/patch-id.c
> +++ b/builtin/patch-id.c
> @@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ int cmd_patch_id(int argc,
> * the code that computes patch IDs to always use SHA1.
> */
> if (!the_hash_algo)
> - repo_set_hash_algo(the_repository, GIT_HASH_SHA1);
> + repo_set_hash_algo(the_repository, GIT_HASH_DEFAULT);
>
> generate_id_list(opts ? opts > 1 : config.stable,
> opts ? opts == 3 : config.verbatim);
> diff --git a/builtin/shortlog.c b/builtin/shortlog.c
> index fe15e11497..60adc5e7a5 100644
> --- a/builtin/shortlog.c
> +++ b/builtin/shortlog.c
> @@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ int cmd_shortlog(int argc,
> * git/nongit so that we do not have to do this.
> */
> if (nongit && !the_hash_algo)
> - repo_set_hash_algo(the_repository, GIT_HASH_SHA1);
> + repo_set_hash_algo(the_repository, GIT_HASH_DEFAULT);
>
> git_config(git_default_config, NULL);
> shortlog_init(&log);
> diff --git a/builtin/show-index.c b/builtin/show-index.c
> index 9d4ecf5e7b..2c3e2940ce 100644
> --- a/builtin/show-index.c
> +++ b/builtin/show-index.c
> @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ int cmd_show_index(int argc,
> * the index file passed in and use that instead.
> */
> if (!the_hash_algo)
> - repo_set_hash_algo(the_repository, GIT_HASH_SHA1);
> + repo_set_hash_algo(the_repository, GIT_HASH_DEFAULT);
>
> hashsz = the_hash_algo->rawsz;
>