On Tue, Mar 18, 2014 at 7:09 PM, Eric Sunshine <sunsh...@sunshineco.com> wrote: >> diff --git a/fsck.c b/fsck.c >> index 64bf279..5eae856 100644 >> --- a/fsck.c >> +++ b/fsck.c >> @@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ static int fsck_commit(struct commit *commit, fsck_error >> error_func) >> int parents = 0; >> int err; >> >> - if (memcmp(buffer, "tree ", 5)) >> + if (starts_with(buffer, "tree ")) >> return error_func(&commit->object, FSCK_ERROR, "invalid >> format - expected 'tree' line"); >> if (get_sha1_hex(buffer+5, tree_sha1) || buffer[45] != '\n') > > One of the reasons for using starts_with() rather than memcmp() is > that it allows you to eliminate magic numbers, such as 5. However, if > you look closely at this code fragment, you will see that the magic > number is still present in the expression 'buffer+5'. starts_with(), > might be a better fit.
Of course, I meant "skip_prefix() might be a better fit". -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
