Re: [PATCH 2/9] cache.h: add repository argument to oid_object_info

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On Mon, 23 Apr 2018 16:43:20 -0700
Stefan Beller <sbeller@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Add a repository argument to allow the callers of oid_object_info
> to be more specific about which repository to handle. This is a small
> mechanical change; it doesn't change the implementation to handle
> repositories other than the_repository yet.

>From here...

> In the expanded macro the identifier `the_repository` is not actually used,
> so the compiler does not catch if the repository.h header is not included
> at the call site. call sites needing that #include were identified by
> changing the macro to definition to
> 
>       #define sha1_object_info(r, sha1, size) \
>           (r, sha1_object_info_##r(sha1, size)).
> 
> This produces a compiler warning about the left hand side of the comma
> operator being unused, which can be suppressed using -Wno-unused-value.
> 
> To avoid breaking bisection, do not include this trick in the patch.

...until here: I don't think this explanation is necessary - this macro
trick is temporary anyway in all our patch sets. Also, wouldn't
repository.h be needed anyway if we reference "struct repository"?

I would replace this section with the "As with the previous commits"
explanation you have in PATCH 3/9 and others.



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