Junio C Hamano <[email protected]> writes: > Stefan Beller <[email protected]> writes: > >> In cache.h we have a NO_THE_INDEX_COMPATIBILITY_MACROS, >> and lots of >> #define foo_bar(..) frob_bar(&the_index, (..)) >> >> Could you operate on the raw functions that take pointers to &the_index >> and point these to a temporary index? > > Isn't mention of the_index is a red-herring? > > The in-core index_state does not even know what file it needs to be > written to, so whether you explicitly specify your own index or use > the compat macros to access the_index, you would need to specify to > which file you would write it out or from which file you would read > the new contents.
Having said that, I agree with you that the cop-out "Yes we know this is bad" needs a lot more clarification, pointing out what issue this side-steps and a direction to solve it correctly. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to [email protected] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
