From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2020 19:41:56 GMT
Subject: Re: [RFC]rev-parse: rev-parse.h does not exist for rev-parse.c
Message-ID: <xmqqy2rt8ph7.fsf@gitster.c.googlers.com>
In-Reply-To: <20200321183545.GA17453@konoha>

Shourya Shukla <shouryashukla.oo@gmail.com> writes:

> using 'argv_array_pushl()', I thought maybe I could call 'rev-parse.h'
> and use the 'cmd_rev_parse()' function directly.

Never call cmd_foo() from within your program for any value of
foo(), as it is not part of the approved API.  cmd_foo() is meant to
be the entry point of "run once and exit" function, it is not just
allowed but is expected to exit, and it also will do the in-core
repository setup etc.