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From: Justin Tobler <jltobler@gmail.com>
To: Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im>
Cc: git@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 07/13] setup: move prefix into repository
Date: Mon, 6 Jul 2026 17:33:36 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <akwq5fqlxk-ndw_8@denethor> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260630-pks-setup-split-discovery-and-setup-v1-7-13864eb5a032@pks.im>

On 26/06/30 01:47PM, Patrick Steinhardt wrote:
> The repository prefix is currently stored in the startup info. This
> feels somewhat awkward though, as it is inherently a property of a given
> repository.

Agreed.

> Move the prefix into the repository accordingly.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im>
> ---
[snip]
> @@ -832,7 +832,8 @@ int cmd_rev_parse(int argc,
>  				prefix = argv[++i];
>  				if (!prefix)
>  					die(_("--prefix requires an argument"));
> -				startup_info->prefix = prefix;
> +				FREE_AND_NULL(the_repository->prefix);
> +				the_repository->prefix = xstrdup(prefix);

git-rev-parse(1) has an option to explicitly set the prefix and we honor
that here.

[snip]
> @@ -2105,10 +2105,10 @@ const char *setup_git_directory_gently(struct repository *repo, int *nongit_ok)
>  	 */
>  	if (prefix) {
>  		prefix = precompose_string_if_needed(prefix);
> -		startup_info->prefix = prefix;
> +		repo->prefix = xstrdup(prefix);
>  		setenv(GIT_PREFIX_ENVIRONMENT, prefix, 1);
>  	} else {
> -		startup_info->prefix = NULL;
> +		FREE_AND_NULL(repo->prefix);
>  		setenv(GIT_PREFIX_ENVIRONMENT, "", 1);
>  	}

We set the startup_info prefix here is `setup_git_directory_gently()`
aleady, so we might as well just set it in the repository. I think this
is a good change.

-Justin

  reply	other threads:[~2026-07-06 22:33 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 38+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-06-30 11:47 [PATCH 00/13] setup: split up repository discovery and setup Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-30 11:47 ` [PATCH 01/13] setup: rename `check_repository_format_gently()` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-07-06 21:27   ` Justin Tobler
2026-06-30 11:47 ` [PATCH 02/13] setup: mark bogus worktree in `apply_repository_format()` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-30 18:26   ` Junio C Hamano
2026-07-01  6:23     ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-07-06 21:49   ` Justin Tobler
2026-07-07  6:25     ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-30 11:47 ` [PATCH 03/13] setup: unify setup of shallow file Patrick Steinhardt
2026-07-06 22:02   ` Justin Tobler
2026-07-07  6:25     ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-30 11:47 ` [PATCH 04/13] setup: split up concerns of `setup_git_env_internal()` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-30 11:47 ` [PATCH 05/13] setup: introduce explicit repository discovery Patrick Steinhardt
2026-07-06 22:19   ` Justin Tobler
2026-07-07  6:25     ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-30 11:47 ` [PATCH 06/13] setup: embed repository format in discovery Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-30 11:47 ` [PATCH 07/13] setup: move prefix into repository Patrick Steinhardt
2026-07-06 22:33   ` Justin Tobler [this message]
2026-06-30 11:47 ` [PATCH 08/13] setup: drop static `cwd` variable Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-30 11:47 ` [PATCH 09/13] setup: propagate prefix via repository discovery Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-30 11:47 ` [PATCH 10/13] setup: make repository discovery self-contained Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-30 11:47 ` [PATCH 11/13] setup: drop redundant configuration of `startup_info->have_repository` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-30 11:47 ` [PATCH 12/13] setup: pass worktree to `init_db()` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-30 11:47 ` [PATCH 13/13] setup: mark `set_git_work_tree()` as file-local Patrick Steinhardt
2026-07-07  7:21 ` [PATCH v2 00/13] setup: split up repository discovery and setup Patrick Steinhardt
2026-07-07  7:21   ` [PATCH v2 01/13] setup: rename `check_repository_format_gently()` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-07-07  7:21   ` [PATCH v2 02/13] setup: mark bogus worktree in `apply_repository_format()` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-07-07  7:21   ` [PATCH v2 03/13] setup: unify setup of shallow file Patrick Steinhardt
2026-07-07  7:21   ` [PATCH v2 04/13] setup: split up concerns of `setup_git_env_internal()` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-07-07  7:21   ` [PATCH v2 05/13] setup: introduce explicit repository discovery Patrick Steinhardt
2026-07-07  7:21   ` [PATCH v2 06/13] setup: embed repository format in discovery Patrick Steinhardt
2026-07-07  7:21   ` [PATCH v2 07/13] setup: move prefix into repository Patrick Steinhardt
2026-07-07  7:21   ` [PATCH v2 08/13] setup: drop static `cwd` variable Patrick Steinhardt
2026-07-07  7:21   ` [PATCH v2 09/13] setup: propagate prefix via repository discovery Patrick Steinhardt
2026-07-07  7:21   ` [PATCH v2 10/13] setup: make repository discovery self-contained Patrick Steinhardt
2026-07-07  7:21   ` [PATCH v2 11/13] setup: drop redundant configuration of `startup_info->have_repository` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-07-07  7:21   ` [PATCH v2 12/13] setup: pass worktree to `init_db()` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-07-07  7:21   ` [PATCH v2 13/13] setup: mark `set_git_work_tree()` as file-local Patrick Steinhardt

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