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patchSigned-off-by: aum2357 <ahambrahmasmi2357@gmail.com>

3 messages between Mar 13, 2026 and Mar 13, 2026, from aum2357, Collin Funk, Junio C Hamano.

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aum2357Mar 13, 2026, 13:39 UTC on lore
diff: use conventional comparison order
Replace `0 <= addremove_explicit` with `addremove_explicit >= 0`
to follow the common coding style where variables appear on the
left side of comparisons.
---
 builtin/add.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
Show changes to builtin/add.c +1 −1
diff --git a/builtin/add.c b/builtin/add.c
index 0ee21692c2..ad0d6047af 100644
--- a/builtin/add.c
+++ b/builtin/add.c
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ int cmd_add(int argc,
 	argc--;
 	argv++;
 
-	if (0 <= addremove_explicit)
+	if ( addremove_explicit >= 0 )
 		addremove = addremove_explicit;
 	else if (take_worktree_changes && ADDREMOVE_DEFAULT)
 		addremove = 0; /* "-u" was given but not "-A" */
-- 
2.53.0
Collin FunkMar 13, 2026, 14:41 UTC in reply to aum2357 on lore

Re: [PATCH] Signed-off-by: aum2357 <ahambrahmasmi2357@gmail.com>

aum2357 <ahambrahmasmi2357@gmail.com> writes:
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> diff: use conventional comparison order
>
> Replace `0 <= addremove_explicit` with `addremove_explicit >= 0`
> to follow the common coding style where variables appear on the
> left side of comparisons.
> ---
>  builtin/add.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/builtin/add.c b/builtin/add.c
> index 0ee21692c2..ad0d6047af 100644
> --- a/builtin/add.c
> +++ b/builtin/add.c
> @@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ int cmd_add(int argc,
>  	argc--;
>  	argv++;
>  
> -	if (0 <= addremove_explicit)
> +	if ( addremove_explicit >= 0 )
>  		addremove = addremove_explicit;
>  	else if (take_worktree_changes && ADDREMOVE_DEFAULT)
>  		addremove = 0; /* "-u" was given but not "-A" */
See a previous thread on this topic [1].

We have a dead link in the Coreutils README-hacking that is likely to that thread. We also generally prefer the previous ordering there.

Collin
[1] https://public-inbox.org/git/7vekbwru6x.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net/
Junio C HamanoMar 13, 2026, 17:43 UTC in reply to Collin Funk on lore

Re: [PATCH] Signed-off-by: aum2357 <ahambrahmasmi2357@gmail.com>

Collin Funk <collin.funk1@gmail.com> writes:
> Subject: Re: [PATCH] Signed-off-by: aum2357 <ahambrahmasmi2357@gmail.com>
The commit title is not where sign-off is made.
> aum2357 <ahambrahmasmi2357@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> diff: use conventional comparison order

The first line of the commit body begins with "diff:" but the patch is about "add".

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>> Replace `0 <= addremove_explicit` with `addremove_explicit >= 0`
>> to follow the common coding style where variables appear on the
>> left side of comparisons.
>> ---
>>  builtin/add.c | 2 +-
>>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/builtin/add.c b/builtin/add.c
>> index 0ee21692c2..ad0d6047af 100644
>> --- a/builtin/add.c
>> +++ b/builtin/add.c
>> @@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ int cmd_add(int argc,
>>  	argc--;
>>  	argv++;
>>  
>> -	if (0 <= addremove_explicit)
>> +	if ( addremove_explicit >= 0 )
> ... We also generally prefer the previous ordering there.

CodingGuidelines say that "We prefer a space between the function name and the parentheses, and no space inside the parentheses.".

It also says that "less stable value on the left hand side" and "textual order match the actual order of values" are both valid ways to write comparisons, and concludes "Just do not mix styles in the same part of the code and mimic existing styles in the neighbourhood."

And as you point out, I think this file prefers the "textual order matches actual order" style (there is only one violation of it in the file, if I counted correctly, in prune_directory()).

Many things in this patch contradicts the coding guidelines X-<. I wish if the vger mailing list can use some e-mail lint installed to bounce a patch e-mail that ignores our guides like CodingGuidelines and SubmittingPatches before it reaches the list to the author, with explanation.

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