Re: [PATCH 02/14] tempfile: a new module for handling temporary files

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On 06/10/2015 07:36 PM, Junio C Hamano wrote:
> Michael Haggerty <mhagger@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> 
>> diff --git a/builtin/add.c b/builtin/add.c
>> index df5135b..aaa9ce4 100644
>> --- a/builtin/add.c
>> +++ b/builtin/add.c
>> @@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
>>   */
>>  #include "cache.h"
>>  #include "builtin.h"
>> +#include "tempfile.h"
>>  #include "lockfile.h"
>>  #include "dir.h"
>>  #include "pathspec.h"
> 
> It is a bit sad that all users of lockfile.h has to include
> tempfile.h; even when trying to find out something as basic as the
> name of the file on which the lock is held, they need to look at
> lk->tempfile.filename and that requires inclusion of tempfile.h
> 
> It is a good idea to have tempfile as a separate module, as it
> allows new callers to use the same "clean-on-exit" infrastructure on
> things that are not locks, i.e. they can include tempfile.h without
> having to include lockfile.h, but I have to wonder if it is better
> to include tempfile.h from inside lockfile.h (which is alrady done)
> and allow users of lockfile API to assume that inclusion will always
> stay there.  After all, if they are taking locks, they already know
> lk->tempfile is the mechanism through which they need to learn about
> various aspects of the underlying files.

Hmmm, currently lockfile.h doesn't include tempfile.h. But I think it is
a good idea for it to do so. (I would have done it already but I thought
it was against project policy.)

I will make this change in v2.

> [...]

Michael

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