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From: Stefan Beller <sbeller@google.com>
To: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Cc: "René Scharfe" <l.s.r@web.de>, "Git List" <git@vger.kernel.org>,
	"Lars Schneider" <larsxschneider@gmail.com>,
	"Heiko Voigt" <hvoigt@hvoigt.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] submodule-config: use explicit empty string instead of strbuf in config_from()
Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2016 12:24:36 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAGZ79kYAH2GtpmXfUrFd5s-g=-=n0CPSa7EKFvABtVz5GXX-aw@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <xmqqd1m9fnhj.fsf@gitster.mtv.corp.google.com>

On Tue, Jul 19, 2016 at 12:15 PM, Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:
> René Scharfe <l.s.r@web.de> writes:
>
>> Use a string constant instead of an empty strbuf to shorten the code
>> and make it easier to read.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Rene Scharfe <l.s.r@web.de>
>> ---
>> ... unless someone can come up with a suitable non-empty string to feed
>> to git_config_from_mem() as its name parameter.

Thanks!

> I wondered if we used to do something useful with rev and later that
> useful thing was removed leaving an always-empty strbuf, but it
> appears that this strbuf was introduced to always hold an empty
> string and nothing else, which shows the (lack of) quality of
> reviews in this area X-<.

I am to blame for this. :(

>
> Will apply.  Thanks.

  reply	other threads:[~2016-07-19 19:24 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 23+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2016-07-19 19:05 [PATCH] submodule-config: use explicit empty string instead of strbuf in config_from() René Scharfe
2016-07-19 19:15 ` Junio C Hamano
2016-07-19 19:24   ` Stefan Beller [this message]
2016-07-20  8:25 ` Heiko Voigt
2016-07-21 18:57   ` René Scharfe
2016-07-25 14:37     ` Heiko Voigt
2016-07-25 14:58       ` Junio C Hamano
2016-07-26  9:49         ` [PATCH 1/2] fix passing a name for config from submodules Heiko Voigt
2016-07-26 17:22           ` Stefan Beller
2016-07-26 22:02             ` Junio C Hamano
2016-07-28 12:49               ` [PATCH 1/3] submodule-config: passing name reference for .gitmodule blobs Heiko Voigt
2016-07-28 16:26                 ` Stefan Beller
2016-07-28 12:49               ` [PATCH 2/3] submodule-config: combine early return code into one goto Heiko Voigt
2016-07-28 12:50               ` [PATCH 3/3] submodule-config: fix test binary crashing when no arguments given Heiko Voigt
2016-07-28 11:17             ` [PATCH 1/2] fix passing a name for config from submodules Heiko Voigt
2016-07-28 12:55               ` [PATCH] document how to reference previous commits Heiko Voigt
2016-07-28 15:38                 ` Junio C Hamano
2016-07-28 15:57                   ` Stefan Beller
2016-08-17 11:36                 ` Heiko Voigt
2016-08-17 17:45                   ` Junio C Hamano
2016-07-28 14:59               ` [PATCH 1/2] fix passing a name for config from submodules Junio C Hamano
2016-07-26  9:49         ` [PATCH 2/2] submodule-config: combine error checking if clauses Heiko Voigt
2016-07-26 17:24           ` Stefan Beller

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