Re: [PATCH v3 4/4] add-patch: add diff.context command line overrides

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Jun 30, 2025, 17:03 UTC
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In-Reply-To: <b68c58b667c29c66433b4634ad44ee9ec5257e80.1751128487.git.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>

"Leon Michalak via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com> writes:

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> From: Leon Michalak <leonmichalak6@gmail.com>
>
> This patch compliments the previous commit, where builtins that use
> add-patch infrastructure now respect diff.context and
> diff.interHunkContext file configurations.
>
> In particular, this patch helps users who don't want to set persistent
> context configurations or just want a way to override them on a one-time
> basis, by allowing the relevant builtins to accept corresponding command
> line options that override the file configurations.
>
> This mimics commands such as diff and log, which allow for both context
> file configuration and command line overrides.

I skimmed the patch briefly.  I am not sure if it is a good idea to

 * add OPT_DIFF_*() macros to parse-options API, as its utility is
   very narrow, and forces those who are learning parse-options API
   to learn one more thing.

 * validation of the value range to be duplicated for each and every
   users of the new OPT_DIFF_*() macros.

but other than that, looked reasonable to me.

Thanks.