René Scharfe <rene.scharfe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > Hmm. Like this? > > The patch adds a new diff_options bitfield member, no_index, that > is used instead of the special value of -2 of the rev_info field > max_count to indicate that the index is not to be used. This makes > it possible to pass that flag down to diffcore_skip_stat_unmatch(), > which only has one diff_options parameter. > > This could even become a cleanup if we removed all assignments of > max_count to a value of -2 (viz. replacement of a magic value with > a self-documenting field name) but I didn't dare to do that so late > in the rc game.. > > The no_index bit, if set, then tells diffcore_skip_stat_unmatch() > to not account for any skipped stat-mismatches, which avoids the > suggestion to run git-status. Yeah, I've always hated that -2 magic hack, and I think this is the right way to go. Dscho? - 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
