Re: [PATCH v2 02/10] midx-write: pass down repository to static functions

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Christian Couder <christian.couder@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

> On Tue, Nov 19, 2024 at 5:36 PM Karthik Nayak <karthik.188@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> In 'midx-write.c' there are a lot of static functions which use global
>> variables `the_repository` or `the_hash_algo`. In a follow up commit,
>> the repository variable will be added to `write_midx_context`, which
>> some of the functions can use. But for functions which do not have
>> access to this struct, pass down the required information from
>> non-static functions `write_midx_file` and `write_midx_file_only`.
>>
>> This ensures that the usage of global variables is limited to these
>> non-static functions, which will be cleaned up in a follow up commits.
>
> s/commits/commit/
>

Will fix.

> There are a few places in the patch where hash_to_hex() is replaced
> with hash_to_hex_algop(). However hash_to_hex() is not quite a static
> function and is not defined in 'midx-write.c'. So you might want to
> mention this additional change in the commit message.
>

While I think it is obvious, that might not be the case, so I'll add in
a line to explain why we swap those functions.

> Thanks.

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