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authorLibravatar Adam Spiers <git@adamspiers.org>2013-01-06 16:58:05 +0000
committerLibravatar Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>2013-01-06 14:26:37 -0800
commit270be8160493eb25ee43eb7db8dda2504343dc65 (patch)
tree93d5642a17e8d182a1c9a22c02c62e3219416ae0 /Documentation
parentdir.c: keep track of where patterns came from (diff)
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dir.c: provide clear_directory() for reclaiming dir_struct memory
By the end of a directory traversal, a dir_struct instance will typically contains pointers to various data structures on the heap. clear_directory() provides a convenient way to reclaim that memory. Signed-off-by: Adam Spiers <git@adamspiers.org> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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@@ -81,4 +81,6 @@ marked. If you to exclude files, make sure you have loaded index first.
* Use `dir.entries[]`.
+* Call `free_directory()` when none of the contained elements are no longer in use.
+
(JC)