On Tue, Nov 19, 2024 at 4:39 PM Karthik Nayak [off-list ref] wrote:

The function `get_midx_filename_ext` uses `hash_to_hex` which internally
uses the global variable `the_repository`. To remove this dependency,
pass down the `hash_algo` to both `get_midx_filename` and
`get_midx_filename_ext`.

Technically passing down the `hash_algo` to both functions is not
enough to remove the dependency, as replacing `hash_to_hex()` with
`hash_to_hex_algop*()` is also needed. It's a bit unclear if
`hash_to_hex()` calls are replaced with other calls in this patch or
not though.

So you might want to add something like: "Replacing `hash_to_hex` with
functions that take an `hash_algo` as argument will be done in a
followup commit."

This adds `the_repository` variable usage to
`midx-write.c`, which will be resolved in a future commit.