Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] format-patch: Add a config option format.from to set the default for --from

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
To: Josh Triplett <josh@joshtriplett.org>
Cc: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>, git@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] format-patch: Add a config option format.from to set the default for --from
Date: Mon, 01 Aug 2016 14:18:47 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <xmqqziowgpc8.fsf@gitster.mtv.corp.google.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20160730191111.cd6ay3l4hweyjf7f@x> (Josh Triplett's message of "Sat, 30 Jul 2016 12:11:11 -0700")

Josh Triplett <josh@joshtriplett.org> writes:

> Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] format-patch: Add a config option format.from ...

At least s/Add/add/; but I would prefer an even shorter

	format-patch: format.from gives the default for --from

> +static char *from;

The same "this does not quite help the transition" comment applies
to this one.

> +enum from {
> +	FROM_AUTHOR,
> +	FROM_USER,
> +	FROM_VALUE,

Drop trailing comma after the last enum definition (trailing comma
after the last element in an array is OK, though).

> +static void set_from(enum from type, const char *value)
> +{
> +	free(from);
> +	switch (type) {
> +	case FROM_AUTHOR:
> +		from = NULL;
> +		break;
> +	case FROM_USER:
> +		from = xstrdup(git_committer_info(IDENT_NO_DATE));
> +		break;
> +	case FROM_VALUE:
> +		from = xstrdup(value);
> +		break;
> +	}
> +}

I tend to agree with what Jeff said; I'd queue 1/2 from the original
round for now.

Thanks.