On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 1:22 PM, Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Stefan Beller <sbeller@xxxxxxxxxx> writes: > >> Signed-off-by: Stefan Beller <sbeller@xxxxxxxxxx> >> --- >> cache.h | 17 ++++++++++++----- >> 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) >> >> diff --git a/cache.h b/cache.h >> index 26632065a5..acc639d6e0 100644 >> --- a/cache.h >> +++ b/cache.h >> @@ -605,13 +605,20 @@ extern int remove_index_entry_at(struct index_state *, int pos); >> >> extern void remove_marked_cache_entries(struct index_state *istate); >> extern int remove_file_from_index(struct index_state *, const char *path); >> -#define ADD_CACHE_VERBOSE 1 >> -#define ADD_CACHE_PRETEND 2 >> -#define ADD_CACHE_IGNORE_ERRORS 4 >> -#define ADD_CACHE_IGNORE_REMOVAL 8 >> -#define ADD_CACHE_INTENT 16 >> + >> +#define ADD_CACHE_VERBOSE 1 /* verbose */ >> +#define ADD_CACHE_PRETEND 2 /* dry run */ >> +#define ADD_CACHE_IGNORE_ERRORS 4 /* ignore errors */ >> +#define ADD_CACHE_IGNORE_REMOVAL 8 /* do not remove files from index */ >> +#define ADD_CACHE_INTENT 16 /* intend to add later; stage empty file */ > > These repeat pretty much the same thing, which is an indication that > the macro names are chosen well not to require extraneous comments > like these, no? Well I got confused for pretend and intent, so I researched them; I did not want to comment only half the constants. > >> +/* >> + * Adds the given path the index, respecting the repsitory configuration, e.g. >> + * in case insensitive file systems, the path is normalized. >> + */ >> extern int add_to_index(struct index_state *, const char *path, struct stat *, int flags); > > s/repsitory/repository/; > >> +/* stat the file then call add_to_index */ >> extern int add_file_to_index(struct index_state *, const char *path, int flags); >> + > > As you do not say "use the provided stat info to mark the cache > entry up-to-date" in the add_to_index(), I am not sure if mentioning > "stat the file then" has much value. Besides, you are supposed to > lstat(2) the file, not "stat", no? > > I'd cover these two under the same heading and comment if I were > doing this. > > These two are used to add the contents of the file at path > to the index, marking the working tree up-to-date by storing > the cached stat info in the resulting cache entry. A caller > that has already run lstat(2) on the path can call > add_to_index(), and all others can call add_file_to_index(); > the latter will do necessary lstat(2) internally before > calling the former. > > or something along that line. That sounds better than what I had. Thanks, Stefan > >> extern struct cache_entry *make_cache_entry(unsigned int mode, const unsigned char *sha1, const char *path, int stage, unsigned int refresh_options); >> extern int chmod_index_entry(struct index_state *, struct cache_entry *ce, char flip); >> extern int ce_same_name(const struct cache_entry *a, const struct cache_entry *b);