1 files changed, 25 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/git-compat-util.h b/git-compat-util.h
index cedad4d581..07e383257b 100644
--- a/git-compat-util.h
+++ b/git-compat-util.h
@@ -485,6 +485,29 @@ static inline int skip_prefix(const char *str, const char *prefix,
 }
 
 /*
+ * If the string "str" is the same as the string in "prefix", then the "arg"
+ * parameter is set to the "def" parameter and 1 is returned.
+ * If the string "str" begins with the string found in "prefix" and then a
+ * "=" sign, then the "arg" parameter is set to "str + strlen(prefix) + 1"
+ * (i.e., to the point in the string right after the prefix and the "=" sign),
+ * and 1 is returned.
+ *
+ * Otherwise, return 0 and leave "arg" untouched.
+ *
+ * When we accept both a "--key" and a "--key=<val>" option, this function
+ * can be used instead of !strcmp(arg, "--key") and then
+ * skip_prefix(arg, "--key=", &arg) to parse such an option.
+ */
+int skip_to_optional_arg_default(const char *str, const char *prefix,
+				 const char **arg, const char *def);
+
+static inline int skip_to_optional_arg(const char *str, const char *prefix,
+				       const char **arg)
+{
+	return skip_to_optional_arg_default(str, prefix, arg, "");
+}
+
+/*
  * Like skip_prefix, but promises never to read past "len" bytes of the input
  * buffer, and returns the remaining number of bytes in "out" via "outlen".
  */
@@ -803,8 +826,8 @@ extern ssize_t xpread(int fd, void *buf, size_t len, off_t offset);
 extern int xdup(int fd);
 extern FILE *xfopen(const char *path, const char *mode);
 extern FILE *xfdopen(int fd, const char *mode);
-extern int xmkstemp(char *template);
-extern int xmkstemp_mode(char *template, int mode);
+extern int xmkstemp(char *temp_filename);
+extern int xmkstemp_mode(char *temp_filename, int mode);
 extern char *xgetcwd(void);
 extern FILE *fopen_for_writing(const char *path);
 extern FILE *fopen_or_warn(const char *path, const char *mode);