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From: Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de>
To: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Cc: Phillip Wood <phillip.wood@talktalk.net>,
	Git Mailing List <git@vger.kernel.org>,
	Phillip Wood <phillip.wood@dunelm.org.uk>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 2/8] Add a function to update HEAD after creating a commit
Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2017 04:02:26 +0100 (CET)	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.2.21.1.1711070400160.6482@virtualbox> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <xmqqtvy6g5k8.fsf@gitster.mtv.corp.google.com>

Hi Junio,

On Tue, 7 Nov 2017, Junio C Hamano wrote:

> Phillip Wood <phillip.wood@talktalk.net> writes:
> 
> > @@ -751,6 +751,42 @@ int template_untouched(const struct strbuf *sb, const char *template_file,
> >  	return rest_is_empty(sb, start - sb->buf);
> >  }
> >  
> > +int update_head(const struct commit *old_head, const struct object_id *new_head,
> > +		const char *action, const struct strbuf *msg,
> > +		struct strbuf *err)
> > +{
> 
> [...]
>
> I however do not think update_head() is such a good name for a
> helper function in the global scope.  builtin/clone.c has a static
> one that has quite different semantics with the same name (I am not
> saying that builtin/clone.c will in the future start including the
> sequencer.h header file; I am pointing out that update_head() is not
> a good global name that will be understood by everybody).

Please try to always accompany a "Don't Do That" by a "How About This
Instead".

In this case, I could imagine that `update_head_with_reflog()` would be a
better name. If you disagree, I invite you to propose an alternative that
strikes your liking.

Ciao,
Dscho

  reply	other threads:[~2017-11-07  9:59 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 120+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2017-09-25 10:10 [RFC PATCH 0/8] sequencer: dont't fork git commit Phillip Wood
2017-09-25 10:10 ` [RFC PATCH 1/8] commit: move empty message checks to libgit Phillip Wood
2017-09-25 10:10 ` [RFC PATCH 2/8] commit: move code to update HEAD " Phillip Wood
2017-10-07  9:54   ` Junio C Hamano
2017-10-24 10:01     ` Phillip Wood
2017-10-24 12:41       ` Junio C Hamano
2017-09-25 10:10 ` [RFC PATCH 3/8] sequencer: refactor update_head() Phillip Wood
2017-09-25 10:10 ` [RFC PATCH 4/8] commit: move post-rewrite code to libgit Phillip Wood
2017-09-25 10:10 ` [RFC PATCH 5/8] commit: move print_commit_summary() " Phillip Wood
2017-09-25 10:10 ` [RFC PATCH 6/8] sequencer: simplify adding Signed-off-by: trailer Phillip Wood
2017-09-25 10:10 ` [RFC PATCH 7/8] sequencer: load commit related config Phillip Wood
2017-09-25 10:10 ` [RFC PATCH 8/8] sequencer: try to commit without forking 'git commit' Phillip Wood
2017-11-06 11:27 ` [PATCH v1 0/8] sequencer: dont't fork git commit Phillip Wood
2017-11-06 11:27   ` [PATCH v1 1/8] commit: move empty message checks to libgit Phillip Wood
2017-11-07  0:43     ` Johannes Schindelin
2017-11-07 14:24       ` Phillip Wood
2017-11-06 11:27   ` [PATCH v1 2/8] Add a function to update HEAD after creating a commit Phillip Wood
2017-11-07  2:56     ` Junio C Hamano
2017-11-07  3:02       ` Johannes Schindelin [this message]
2017-11-07 14:26         ` Phillip Wood
2017-11-06 11:27   ` [PATCH v1 3/8] commit: move post-rewrite code to libgit Phillip Wood
2017-11-07  3:03     ` Junio C Hamano
2017-11-07 14:28       ` Phillip Wood
2017-11-06 11:27   ` [PATCH v1 4/8] commit: move print_commit_summary() " Phillip Wood
2017-11-07  3:38     ` Junio C Hamano
2017-11-07 14:32       ` Phillip Wood
2017-11-08  1:04         ` Junio C Hamano
2017-11-06 11:27   ` [PATCH v1 5/8] sequencer: don't die in print_commit_summary() Phillip Wood
2017-11-07  4:18     ` Junio C Hamano
2017-11-07 10:24       ` Johannes Schindelin
2017-11-07 15:13       ` Junio C Hamano
2017-11-10 14:53         ` Phillip Wood
2017-11-10 18:05           ` Junio C Hamano
2017-11-13 11:11             ` Phillip Wood
2017-11-06 11:27   ` [PATCH v1 6/8] sequencer: simplify adding Signed-off-by: trailer Phillip Wood
2017-11-07  0:52     ` Johannes Schindelin
2017-11-07  4:52     ` Junio C Hamano
2017-11-07 14:46       ` Phillip Wood
2017-11-06 11:27   ` [PATCH v1 7/8] sequencer: load commit related config Phillip Wood
2017-11-07  1:02     ` Johannes Schindelin
2017-11-07 10:50       ` Phillip Wood
2017-11-06 11:27   ` [PATCH v1 8/8] sequencer: try to commit without forking 'git commit' Phillip Wood
2017-11-07  1:36     ` Johannes Schindelin
2017-11-07 11:16       ` Phillip Wood
2017-11-07 14:09         ` Johannes Schindelin
2017-11-10 11:09 ` [PATCH v2 0/9] sequencer: dont't fork git commit Phillip Wood
2017-11-10 11:09   ` [PATCH v2 1/9] t3404: check intermediate squash messages Phillip Wood
2017-11-10 11:09   ` [PATCH v2 2/9] commit: move empty message checks to libgit Phillip Wood
2017-11-10 18:51     ` Ramsay Jones
2017-11-13 11:08       ` Phillip Wood
2017-11-10 11:09   ` [PATCH v2 3/9] Add a function to update HEAD after creating a commit Phillip Wood
2017-11-10 18:36     ` Junio C Hamano
2017-11-13 11:25       ` Phillip Wood
2017-11-10 11:09   ` [PATCH v2 4/9] commit: move post-rewrite code to libgit Phillip Wood
2017-11-10 11:09   ` [PATCH v2 5/9] commit: move print_commit_summary() " Phillip Wood
2017-11-10 11:09   ` [PATCH v2 6/9] sequencer: don't die in print_commit_summary() Phillip Wood
2017-11-10 11:09   ` [PATCH v2 7/9] sequencer: simplify adding Signed-off-by: trailer Phillip Wood
2017-11-10 11:09   ` [PATCH v2 8/9] sequencer: load commit related config Phillip Wood
2017-11-10 11:09   ` [PATCH v2 9/9] sequencer: try to commit without forking 'git commit' Phillip Wood
2017-11-10 19:21   ` [PATCH v2 0/9] sequencer: dont't fork git commit Junio C Hamano
2017-11-13 11:24     ` Phillip Wood
2017-11-14  1:15       ` Junio C Hamano
2017-11-17 11:34 ` [PATCH v3 0/8] sequencer: don't " Phillip Wood
2017-11-17 11:34   ` [PATCH v3 1/8] t3404: check intermediate squash messages Phillip Wood
2017-11-17 11:34   ` [PATCH v3 2/8] commit: move empty message checks to libgit Phillip Wood
2017-11-17 11:34   ` [PATCH v3 3/8] Add a function to update HEAD after creating a commit Phillip Wood
2017-11-17 11:34   ` [PATCH v3 4/8] commit: move post-rewrite code to libgit Phillip Wood
2017-11-17 11:34   ` [PATCH v3 5/8] commit: move print_commit_summary() " Phillip Wood
2017-11-17 11:34   ` [PATCH v3 6/8] sequencer: simplify adding Signed-off-by: trailer Phillip Wood
2017-11-17 11:34   ` [PATCH v3 7/8] sequencer: load commit related config Phillip Wood
2017-11-17 11:34   ` [PATCH v3 8/8] sequencer: try to commit without forking 'git commit' Phillip Wood
2017-11-18  3:41   ` [PATCH v3 0/8] sequencer: don't fork git commit Junio C Hamano
2017-11-18  3:57     ` Junio C Hamano
2017-11-18 11:32       ` Phillip Wood
2017-11-18 14:33       ` Phillip Wood
2017-11-24 11:07 ` [PATCH v4 0/9] " Phillip Wood
2017-11-24 11:07   ` [PATCH v4 1/9] t3404: check intermediate squash messages Phillip Wood
2017-11-24 11:07   ` [PATCH v4 2/9] commit: move empty message checks to libgit Phillip Wood
2017-11-24 11:07   ` [PATCH v4 3/9] Add a function to update HEAD after creating a commit Phillip Wood
2017-11-24 11:07   ` [PATCH v4 4/9] commit: move post-rewrite code to libgit Phillip Wood
2017-11-24 11:07   ` [PATCH v4 5/9] commit: move print_commit_summary() " Phillip Wood
2017-11-24 11:07   ` [PATCH v4 6/9] sequencer: simplify adding Signed-off-by: trailer Phillip Wood
2017-11-24 11:07   ` [PATCH v4 7/9] sequencer: load commit related config Phillip Wood
2017-11-24 13:48     ` Junio C Hamano
2017-11-24 14:38       ` Phillip Wood
2017-12-04 18:30     ` Junio C Hamano
2017-12-05 11:21       ` Phillip Wood
2017-12-05 12:10         ` Phillip Wood
2017-12-09 19:05         ` Phillip Wood
2017-11-24 11:07   ` [PATCH v4 8/9] sequencer: try to commit without forking 'git commit' Phillip Wood
2017-11-24 11:07   ` [PATCH v4 9/9] t3512/t3513: remove KNOWN_FAILURE_CHERRY_PICK_SEES_EMPTY_COMMIT=1 Phillip Wood
2017-12-04 19:24     ` Stefan Beller
2017-12-05 12:13       ` Phillip Wood
2017-12-11 14:13 ` [PATCH v5 0/9] sequencer: don't fork git commit Phillip Wood
2017-12-11 14:13   ` [PATCH v5 1/9] t3404: check intermediate squash messages Phillip Wood
2017-12-11 14:13   ` [PATCH v5 2/9] commit: move empty message checks to libgit Phillip Wood
2017-12-11 14:13   ` [PATCH v5 3/9] Add a function to update HEAD after creating a commit Phillip Wood
2017-12-11 14:13   ` [PATCH v5 4/9] commit: move post-rewrite code to libgit Phillip Wood
2017-12-11 14:13   ` [PATCH v5 5/9] commit: move print_commit_summary() " Phillip Wood
2017-12-11 14:13   ` [PATCH v5 6/9] sequencer: simplify adding Signed-off-by: trailer Phillip Wood
2017-12-11 14:13   ` [PATCH v5 7/9] sequencer: load commit related config Phillip Wood
2017-12-11 18:53     ` Phillip Wood
2017-12-11 14:13   ` [PATCH v5 8/9] sequencer: try to commit without forking 'git commit' Phillip Wood
2018-01-10 20:53     ` Jonathan Nieder
2018-01-10 22:40       ` Johannes Schindelin
2018-01-11 10:41         ` Phillip Wood
2018-01-11 20:21           ` Johannes Schindelin
2017-12-11 14:13   ` [PATCH v5 9/9] t3512/t3513: remove KNOWN_FAILURE_CHERRY_PICK_SEES_EMPTY_COMMIT=1 Phillip Wood
2017-12-11 23:44   ` [PATCH v5 0/9] sequencer: don't fork git commit Junio C Hamano
2017-12-12 10:32     ` Phillip Wood
2017-12-13 11:46     ` [PATCH] sequencer: improve config handling Phillip Wood
2017-12-20 18:33       ` Error in `git': free(): invalid pointer (was Re: [PATCH] sequencer: improve config handling) Kaartic Sivaraam
2017-12-21 14:06         ` Johannes Schindelin
2017-12-21 16:42           ` Kaartic Sivaraam
2017-12-22 11:49             ` Johannes Schindelin
2017-12-25  8:51               ` Kaartic Sivaraam
     [not found]         ` <18737953.1042351513802399608.JavaMail.defaultUser@defaultHost>
2017-12-21 15:02           ` Kaartic Sivaraam
2017-12-21 16:53         ` phillip.wood
2017-12-21 17:14           ` Kaartic Sivaraam
2017-12-22 10:47             ` phillip.wood

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