Emily Shaffer <emilyshaffer@xxxxxxxxxx> writes: > +static void get_system_info(struct strbuf *sys_info) > +{ > + /* get git version from native cmd */ > + strbuf_addstr(sys_info, "git version:\n"); > + get_version_info(sys_info, 1); > + strbuf_complete_line(sys_info); It is a bit curious use of "don't do anything if sys_info ends with a complete line, but complete it if it ends with an imcomplete line". That tells the readers that we do not know what get_version_info() will do (now or in the future) to its output buffer. > +} > ... > diff --git a/help.c b/help.c > index 190722fb0a..44cee69c11 100644 > --- a/help.c > +++ b/help.c > @@ -622,8 +622,33 @@ const char *help_unknown_cmd(const char *cmd) > exit(1); > } > > +void get_version_info(struct strbuf *buf, int show_build_options) > +{ > + /* > + * The format of this string should be kept stable for compatibility > + * with external projects that rely on the output of "git version". > + * > + * Always show the version, even if other options are given. > + */ > + strbuf_addf(buf, "git version %s\n", git_version_string); This ends the output with a complete line when !show_build_options ... > + if (show_build_options) { > + strbuf_addf(buf, "cpu: %s\n", GIT_HOST_CPU); > + if (git_built_from_commit_string[0]) > + strbuf_addf(buf, "built from commit: %s\n", > + git_built_from_commit_string); > + else > + strbuf_addstr(buf, "no commit associated with this build\n"); > + strbuf_addf(buf, "sizeof-long: %d\n", (int)sizeof(long)); > + strbuf_addf(buf, "sizeof-size_t: %d\n", (int)sizeof(size_t)); > + strbuf_addf(buf, "shell-path: %s\n", SHELL_PATH); > + /* NEEDSWORK: also save and output GIT-BUILD_OPTIONS? */ ... and the pattern indicates the output will end with a complete line when !!show_build_options, too. > + } > +} So, was the strbuf_complete_line() merely defensive programming? It may deserve a comment if it will stay there. > int cmd_version(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix) > { > + struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT; > int build_options = 0; > const char * const usage[] = { > N_("git version [<options>]"), > @@ -637,26 +662,11 @@ int cmd_version(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix) > > argc = parse_options(argc, argv, prefix, options, usage, 0); > > - /* > - * The format of this string should be kept stable for compatibility > - * with external projects that rely on the output of "git version". > - * > - * Always show the version, even if other options are given. > - */ > - printf("git version %s\n", git_version_string); > + get_version_info(&buf, build_options); > + printf("%s", buf.buf); > + > + strbuf_release(&buf); > > - if (build_options) { > - printf("cpu: %s\n", GIT_HOST_CPU); > - if (git_built_from_commit_string[0]) > - printf("built from commit: %s\n", > - git_built_from_commit_string); > - else > - printf("no commit associated with this build\n"); > - printf("sizeof-long: %d\n", (int)sizeof(long)); > - printf("sizeof-size_t: %d\n", (int)sizeof(size_t)); > - printf("shell-path: %s\n", SHELL_PATH); > - /* NEEDSWORK: also save and output GIT-BUILD_OPTIONS? */ > - } > return 0; Makes sense.