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Re: [PATCH 01/13] setup: rename `check_repository_format_gently()`

From: Justin Tobler <hidden>
Date: 2026-07-06 21:27:24

On 26/06/30 01:47PM, Patrick Steinhardt wrote:
The function `check_repository_format_gently()` receives a format as
input. An unknowing reader may thus suspect that this function actually
checks the passed-in format for consistency. While the function indeed
checks the repository format, it actually serves two purposes:

  - It reads the repository's format and populates the passed-in format
    with that information.

  - It then indeed checks whether the format is consistent.
Ok
Rename the function to `read_and_verify_repository_format()` to clarify
its functionality. While at it, reorder the parameters so that the
format comes first to better match other functions that pass around the
format.
I agree that the current name is a bit misleading so this change sounds
reasonable to me. 

The patch itself is just a trivial rename and reorder of parameters.
Looks good.

-Justin
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