builtin.h: take over documentation from api-builtin.txt
Delete Documentation/technical/api-builtin.txt and move its content into builtin.h. Format it as a comment. Remove a '+' which was needed when the information was formatted for AsciiDoc. Similarly, change "::" to ":". Document SUPPORT_SUPER_PREFIX, thereby bringing the documentation up to date with the available flags. While at it, correct '3 more things to do' to '4 more things to do'. Signed-off-by: Martin Ågren <martin.agren@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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builtin API
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===========
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Adding a new built-in
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---------------------
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There are 4 things to do to add a built-in command implementation to
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Git:
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. Define the implementation of the built-in command `foo` with
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signature:
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int cmd_foo(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
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. Add the external declaration for the function to `builtin.h`.
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. Add the command to the `commands[]` table defined in `git.c`.
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The entry should look like:
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{ "foo", cmd_foo, <options> },
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+
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where options is the bitwise-or of:
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`RUN_SETUP`::
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If there is not a Git directory to work on, abort. If there
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is a work tree, chdir to the top of it if the command was
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invoked in a subdirectory. If there is no work tree, no
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chdir() is done.
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`RUN_SETUP_GENTLY`::
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If there is a Git directory, chdir as per RUN_SETUP, otherwise,
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don't chdir anywhere.
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`USE_PAGER`::
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If the standard output is connected to a tty, spawn a pager and
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feed our output to it.
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`NEED_WORK_TREE`::
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Make sure there is a work tree, i.e. the command cannot act
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on bare repositories.
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This only makes sense when `RUN_SETUP` is also set.
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. Add `builtin/foo.o` to `BUILTIN_OBJS` in `Makefile`.
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Additionally, if `foo` is a new command, there are 3 more things to do:
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. Add tests to `t/` directory.
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. Write documentation in `Documentation/git-foo.txt`.
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. Add an entry for `git-foo` to `command-list.txt`.
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. Add an entry for `/git-foo` to `.gitignore`.
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How a built-in is called
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------------------------
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The implementation `cmd_foo()` takes three parameters, `argc`, `argv,
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and `prefix`. The first two are similar to what `main()` of a
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standalone command would be called with.
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When `RUN_SETUP` is specified in the `commands[]` table, and when you
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were started from a subdirectory of the work tree, `cmd_foo()` is called
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after chdir(2) to the top of the work tree, and `prefix` gets the path
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to the subdirectory the command started from. This allows you to
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convert a user-supplied pathname (typically relative to that directory)
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to a pathname relative to the top of the work tree.
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The return value from `cmd_foo()` becomes the exit status of the
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command.
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#include "cache.h"
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#include "commit.h"
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/*
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* builtin API
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* ===========
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*
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* Adding a new built-in
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* ---------------------
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*
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* There are 4 things to do to add a built-in command implementation to
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* Git:
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*
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* . Define the implementation of the built-in command `foo` with
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* signature:
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*
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* int cmd_foo(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
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*
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* . Add the external declaration for the function to `builtin.h`.
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*
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* . Add the command to the `commands[]` table defined in `git.c`.
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* The entry should look like:
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*
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* { "foo", cmd_foo, <options> },
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*
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* where options is the bitwise-or of:
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*
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* `RUN_SETUP`:
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* If there is not a Git directory to work on, abort. If there
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* is a work tree, chdir to the top of it if the command was
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* invoked in a subdirectory. If there is no work tree, no
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* chdir() is done.
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*
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* `RUN_SETUP_GENTLY`:
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* If there is a Git directory, chdir as per RUN_SETUP, otherwise,
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* don't chdir anywhere.
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*
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* `USE_PAGER`:
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*
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* If the standard output is connected to a tty, spawn a pager and
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* feed our output to it.
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*
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* `NEED_WORK_TREE`:
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*
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* Make sure there is a work tree, i.e. the command cannot act
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* on bare repositories.
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* This only makes sense when `RUN_SETUP` is also set.
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*
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* `SUPPORT_SUPER_PREFIX`:
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*
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* The built-in supports `--super-prefix`.
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*
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* . Add `builtin/foo.o` to `BUILTIN_OBJS` in `Makefile`.
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*
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* Additionally, if `foo` is a new command, there are 4 more things to do:
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*
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* . Add tests to `t/` directory.
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*
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* . Write documentation in `Documentation/git-foo.txt`.
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*
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* . Add an entry for `git-foo` to `command-list.txt`.
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*
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* . Add an entry for `/git-foo` to `.gitignore`.
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*
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*
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* How a built-in is called
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* ------------------------
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*
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* The implementation `cmd_foo()` takes three parameters, `argc`, `argv,
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* and `prefix`. The first two are similar to what `main()` of a
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* standalone command would be called with.
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*
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* When `RUN_SETUP` is specified in the `commands[]` table, and when you
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* were started from a subdirectory of the work tree, `cmd_foo()` is called
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* after chdir(2) to the top of the work tree, and `prefix` gets the path
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* to the subdirectory the command started from. This allows you to
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* convert a user-supplied pathname (typically relative to that directory)
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* to a pathname relative to the top of the work tree.
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*
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* The return value from `cmd_foo()` becomes the exit status of the
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* command.
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*/
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#define DEFAULT_MERGE_LOG_LEN 20
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extern const char git_usage_string[];
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