From: Emily Shaffer <emilyshaffer@google.com>
To: Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com>
Cc: Git List <git@vger.kernel.org>, Elijah Newren <newren@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] doc: hint about GIT_DEBUGGER in CodingGuidelines
Date: Tue, 28 May 2019 12:05:10 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20190528190510.GA133078@google.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAPig+cQSp2pY9_fYhDPO+YwEmVXiqB+wjhL9NTcA+Mc_TQbWHg@mail.gmail.com>
On Thu, May 23, 2019 at 06:09:17AM -0400, Eric Sunshine wrote:
> On Wed, May 22, 2019 at 8:56 PM Emily Shaffer <emilyshaffer@google.com> wrote:
> > We check for a handy environment variable GIT_DEBUGGER when running via
> > bin-wrappers/, but this feature is undocumented. Add a hint to how to
> > use it into the CodingGuidelines (which is where other useful
> > environment settings like DEVELOPER are documented).
> >
> > You can use GIT_DEBUGGER to pick gdb by default, or you can hand it your
> > own debugger if you like to use something else (or if you want custom
> > flags for gdb). This commit documents that intent within
> > CodingGuidelines.
>
> This last sentence is repeating what is already stated in the first
> paragraph, thus doesn't seem to add value. In fact, the remainder of
> the second paragraph seems to be repeating what is in the patch
> proper, thus could likely be dropped.
Yes, you're right. Dropped.
>
> > Signed-off-by: Emily Shaffer <emilyshaffer@google.com>
> > ---
> > diff --git a/Documentation/CodingGuidelines b/Documentation/CodingGuidelines
> > @@ -412,6 +412,12 @@ For C programs:
> > + - You can launch gdb around your program using the shorthand GIT_DEBUGGER.
> > + Run `GIT_DEBUGGER=1 ./bin-wrappers/git foo` to simply use gdb as is, or
> > + run `GIT_DEBUGGER=my-debugger-binary my-args ./bin-wrappers/git foo` to
>
> Don't you need to bind my-debugger-binary and my-args together with
> shell quotes? Also, placeholders like these are often ensconced in
> angle brackets, so perhaps:
>
> ... `GIT_DEBUGGER="<debugger> <debugger-args>" ./bin-wrappers/git ...
Fixed. I did get the dq in the example but missed it with the
placeholders. :) Thanks, good catch.
> > + use your own debugger and arguments. Example: `GIT_DEBUGGER="ddd --gdb"
> > + ./bin-wrappers/git log` (See `wrap-for-bin.sh`.)
Patch update to follow. Thanks.
- Emily
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2019-05-28 19:05 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2019-05-17 20:48 [PATCH] doc: hint about GIT_DEBUGGER Emily Shaffer
2019-05-18 5:40 ` Elijah Newren
2019-05-20 20:38 ` Emily Shaffer
2019-05-21 1:00 ` [PATCH v2] " Emily Shaffer
2019-05-21 16:06 ` Elijah Newren
2019-05-21 18:19 ` Emily Shaffer
2019-05-23 0:55 ` [PATCH v3] doc: hint about GIT_DEBUGGER in CodingGuidelines Emily Shaffer
2019-05-23 10:09 ` Eric Sunshine
2019-05-28 19:05 ` Emily Shaffer [this message]
2019-05-28 19:07 ` [PATCH v4] " Emily Shaffer
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