On Sun, Sep 20, 2015 at 09:50:28PM -0400, Eric Sunshine wrote: > > diff --git a/builtin/clean.c b/builtin/clean.c > > index df53def..d7acb94 100644 > > --- a/builtin/clean.c > > +++ b/builtin/clean.c > > @@ -159,8 +159,7 @@ static int is_git_repository(struct strbuf *path) > > int gitfile_error; > > size_t orig_path_len = path->len; > > assert(orig_path_len != 0); > > - if (path->buf[orig_path_len - 1] != '/') > > - strbuf_addch(path, '/'); > > + strbuf_complete(path, '/'); > > Does the above assert() still have value following this change? I > recall, when reviewing this code, specifically asking[1,2] for an > assert() or some other check to show that accessing buf[orig_path_len > - 1] was safe. Since this patch removes the code in question, the > assert() may no longer have meaning. > > [1]: http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/266839/focus=266892 > [2]: http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/266839/focus=266974 I didn't dig that far, as I was mostly aiming for an obvious no-behavior-change transition to the new helper, and dropping the assert means we will behave differently overall for an empty path. I agree from the messages you quote that it is probably fine, but I wonder if it should be in a separate patch. -Peff -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html