On Wed, Sep 16, 2015 at 5:09 PM, Eric Sunshine <sunsh...@sunshineco.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 14, 2015 at 1:44 PM, Mike Rappazzo <rappa...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Sat, Sep 12, 2015 at 11:19 PM, Eric Sunshine <sunsh...@sunshineco.com>
>> wrote:
>>> On Fri, Sep 4, 2015 at 5:39 PM, Michael Rappazzo <rappa...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> + while (!matched && worktree_list) {
>>>> + if (strcmp("HEAD", symref)) {
>>>> + strbuf_reset(&path);
>>>> + strbuf_reset(&sb);
>>>> + strbuf_addf(&path, "%s/%s",
>>>> worktree_list->worktree->git_dir, symref);
>>>> +
>>>> + if (_parse_ref(path.buf, &sb, NULL)) {
>>>> + continue;
>>>> + }
>>>> +
>>>> + if (!strcmp(sb.buf, target))
>>>> + matched = worktree_list->worktree;
>>>
>>> The original code in branch.c, which this patch removes, did not need
>>> to make a special case of HEAD, so it's not immediately clear why this
>>> replacement code does so. This is the sort of issue which argues in
>>> favor of mutating the existing code (slowly) over the course of
>>> several patches into the final form, rather than having the final form
>>> come into existence out of thin air. When the changes are made
>>> incrementally, it is easier for reviewers to understand why such
>>> modifications are needed, which (hopefully) should lead to fewer
>>> questions such as this one.
>>
>> I reversed the the check here; it is intended to check if the symref
>> is _not_ the head, since the head
>> ref has already been parsed. This is used in notes.c to find
>> "NOTES_MERGE_REF".
>
> I'm probably being dense, but I still don't understand why the code
> now needs a special case for HEAD, whereas the original didn't. But,
> my denseness my be indicative of this change not being well-described
> (or described at all) by the commit message. Hopefully, when this is
> refactored into finer changes, the purpose will become clear.
>
> Thanks.
The special case for HEAD is because the HEAD is already included in
the worktree struct. This block is intended to save from re-parsing.
If you think the code would be easier to read, the HEAD check could be
removed, and the ref will just be parsed always.
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