Re: [PATCH 1/5] pretty describe: add name info to struct commit

Hi,

On Sun, 4 Nov 2007, Alex Riesen wrote:

Ren? Scharfe, Sun, Nov 04, 2007 12:48:22 +0100:

quoted

diff --git a/commit.h b/commit.h
index b661503..80e94b9 100644
--- a/commit.h
+++ b/commit.h

@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ struct commit {
 	struct commit_list *parents;
 	struct tree *tree;
 	char *buffer;
+	char *name;
+	unsigned int name_flags;
+	char name_prio;
 };

It increases size of struct commit by ~12 bytes (assuming 4byte
allignment), and this is a popular structure.

I was just about to say something similar.

But there is a wonderful solution: Have a look at decorate.[ch].  This is 
the structure you should use IMHO.

Ciao,
Dscho