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by zabcik 4222 days ago
Why are there multiple main() functions? I've never seen this style before. Is it multi-process?
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GauntletWizard 4222 days ago
There's a bunch of different utilities in there. Each has it's own main() function, and they're compiled into a bunch of binaries.
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Svenstaro 4222 days ago
There are multiple main() functions because there are multiple programs! Check out https://github.com/git/git/commit/e83c5163316f89bfbde7d9ab23...
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andrewchambers 4222 days ago
Look at the makefile, it just has a command line program for each basic operation.
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taurath 4222 days ago
Could just be initializers for different modules maybe?
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