Stefan Beller <sbeller@xxxxxxxxxx> writes: > In cache.h we have a NO_THE_INDEX_COMPATIBILITY_MACROS, > and lots of > #define foo_bar(..) frob_bar(&the_index, (..)) > > Could you operate on the raw functions that take pointers to &the_index > and point these to a temporary index? Isn't mention of the_index is a red-herring? The in-core index_state does not even know what file it needs to be written to, so whether you explicitly specify your own index or use the compat macros to access the_index, you would need to specify to which file you would write it out or from which file you would read the new contents. -- 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