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From: Antonio Ospite <ao2@ao2.it>
To: Stefan Beller <sbeller@google.com>
Cc: git <git@vger.kernel.org>, "Brandon Williams" <bmwill@google.com>,
	"Daniel Graña" <dangra@gmail.com>,
	"Jonathan Nieder" <jrnieder@gmail.com>,
	"Richard Hartmann" <richih.mailinglist@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 02/10] submodule: factor out a config_gitmodules_set function
Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2018 20:41:55 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20180620204155.3e56a2fdcf3c1d70284da1a7@ao2.it> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAGZ79kbx-xsmOFLoi7dkarkwdgZcXwzBfnqo5Hd7bu_veiQOBQ@mail.gmail.com>

On Mon, 14 May 2018 18:20:21 -0700
Stefan Beller <sbeller@google.com> wrote:

> On Mon, May 14, 2018 at 3:58 AM, Antonio Ospite <ao2@ao2.it> wrote:
> > Introduce a new config_gitmodules_set function to write config values to the
> > .gitmodules file.
> >
> > This is in preparation for a future change which will use the function
> > to write to the .gitmodules file in a more controlled way instead of
> > using "git config -f .gitmodules".
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Antonio Ospite <ao2@ao2.it>
> > ---
> >
> > Not sure about the name, and maybe it can go in config.c for symmetry with
> > config_from_gitmodules?
> 
> What is the function about (in the end state and now) ?
> is it more of a
> * configure_submodules_config()
>   which would convey it is a generic function to configure submodules
>   (i.e. it may not even write to *the* .gitmodules file but somewhere else,
>   such as a helper ref)
>   This doesn't sound like it as we make use of the function in
>   update_path_in_gitmodules() that is used from git-mv, which would want
>   to ensure that the specific .gitmodules file is changed.
> * gitmodules_file_set()
>   that focuses on the specific file that we want to modify?
> * ...
> 
> Let's continue reading the series to see the end state for
> a good name.
> 

OK, that helped to clarify one point: eventually there will be some
asymmetry between reading the submodule config and writing it.

1. reading will be either form .gitmodules or HEAD:.gitmodules;
2. writing will be only to .gitmodules.

I'll try to consider that when naming the functions.

If a more generic mechanism to write the submodules configuration is
added in the future (e.g. the special ref you were mentioning) the
functions can always be renamed accordingly.

Thanks,
   Antonio

-- 
Antonio Ospite
https://ao2.it
https://twitter.com/ao2it

A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
   See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style
Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?

  reply	other threads:[~2018-06-20 18:42 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 27+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2018-05-14 10:58 [RFC PATCH 00/10] Make submodules work if .gitmodules is not checked out Antonio Ospite
2018-05-14 10:58 ` [RFC PATCH 01/10] config: make config_from_gitmodules generally useful Antonio Ospite
2018-05-14 18:19   ` Brandon Williams
2018-06-20 18:04     ` Antonio Ospite
2018-05-15  1:05   ` Stefan Beller
2018-06-20 18:06     ` Antonio Ospite
2018-06-20 19:10       ` Stefan Beller
2018-06-21 13:54         ` Antonio Ospite
2018-06-21 18:53           ` Stefan Beller
2018-05-14 10:58 ` [RFC PATCH 02/10] submodule: factor out a config_gitmodules_set function Antonio Ospite
2018-05-15  1:20   ` Stefan Beller
2018-06-20 18:41     ` Antonio Ospite [this message]
2018-05-14 10:58 ` [RFC PATCH 03/10] t7411: be nicer to other tests and really clean things up Antonio Ospite
2018-05-15  1:23   ` Stefan Beller
2018-06-20 21:16     ` Antonio Ospite
2018-05-14 10:58 ` [RFC PATCH 04/10] submodule--helper: add a new 'config' subcommand Antonio Ospite
2018-05-15  1:33   ` Stefan Beller
2018-06-20 21:32     ` Antonio Ospite
2018-05-14 10:58 ` [RFC PATCH 05/10] submodule: use the 'submodule--helper config' command Antonio Ospite
2018-05-14 10:58 ` [RFC PATCH 06/10] submodule--helper: add a '--stage' option to the 'config' sub command Antonio Ospite
2018-05-14 10:58 ` [RFC PATCH 07/10] submodule: use 'submodule--helper config --stage' to stage .gitmodules Antonio Ospite
2018-05-14 10:58 ` [RFC PATCH 08/10] t7506: cleanup .gitmodules properly before setting up new scenario Antonio Ospite
2018-05-14 10:58 ` [RFC PATCH 09/10] submodule: support reading .gitmodules even when it's not checked out Antonio Ospite
2018-05-15  1:45   ` Stefan Beller
2018-05-14 10:58 ` [RFC PATCH 10/10] t7415: add new test about using HEAD:.gitmodules from the index Antonio Ospite
2018-05-15  1:14 ` [RFC PATCH 00/10] Make submodules work if .gitmodules is not checked out Stefan Beller
2018-05-15  4:09 ` Junio C Hamano

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