Hi, this patch series removes the dependency on `the_repository` from the "path" subsystem. The series is structured as follows: - Patches 1 to 5 unifyf the interfaces that can be used to retrieve repository paths (gitdir, commondir, workdir and submodule paths) and adapts callers accodringly. - Patches 6 to 12 drop repository path functions that had an implicit dependency on `the_repository`. - Patches 13 to 16 refactor "path.c"-internal code to stop depending on `the_repository`. Thanks! Patrick --- Patrick Steinhardt (16): path: refactor `repo_common_path()` family of functions path: refactor `repo_git_path()` family of functions path: refactor `repo_worktree_path()` family of functions submodule: refactor `submodule_to_gitdir()` to accept a repo path: refactor `repo_submodule_path()` family of functions path: drop unused `strbuf_git_path()` function path: drop `git_pathdup()` in favor of `repo_git_path()` path: drop `git_path_buf()` in favor of `repo_git_path_replace()` worktree: return allocated string from `get_worktree_git_dir()` path: drop `git_common_path()` in favor of `repo_common_path()` rerere: let `rerere_path()` write paths into a caller-provided buffer path: drop `git_path()` in favor of `repo_git_path()` repo-settings: introduce function to clear struct environment: move access to "core.hooksPath" into repo settings environment: move access to "core.sharedRepository" into repo settings path: adjust last remaining users of `the_repository` bisect.c | 2 +- branch.c | 7 +- builtin/am.c | 2 +- builtin/clone.c | 4 +- builtin/commit.c | 8 +- builtin/config.c | 8 +- builtin/fast-import.c | 4 +- builtin/fsck.c | 10 ++- builtin/gc.c | 25 ++++-- builtin/init-db.c | 8 +- builtin/log.c | 6 +- builtin/notes.c | 9 ++- builtin/rebase.c | 2 +- builtin/receive-pack.c | 4 +- builtin/remote.c | 6 +- builtin/replace.c | 2 +- builtin/rerere.c | 11 ++- builtin/rev-parse.c | 6 +- builtin/submodule--helper.c | 4 +- builtin/tag.c | 2 +- builtin/worktree.c | 43 +++++++--- commit-graph.c | 2 +- compat/precompose_utf8.c | 6 +- config.c | 5 -- copy.c | 4 +- dir.c | 2 +- editor.c | 6 +- environment.c | 27 ------- environment.h | 11 --- hook.c | 3 +- http-backend.c | 2 +- loose.c | 8 +- midx-write.c | 2 +- notes-merge.c | 26 +++--- object-file.c | 14 ++-- pack-bitmap-write.c | 2 +- pack-write.c | 10 ++- path.c | 166 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------- path.h | 191 ++++++++++++-------------------------------- reachable.c | 6 +- read-cache.c | 26 ++++-- refs.c | 6 +- refs/files-backend.c | 10 +-- refs/reftable-backend.c | 10 +-- remote.c | 21 ++--- repo-settings.c | 44 +++++++++- repo-settings.h | 14 ++++ repository.c | 6 +- rerere.c | 101 ++++++++++++++++------- rerere.h | 3 +- revision.c | 7 +- server-info.c | 2 +- setup.c | 70 ++++++++-------- shallow.c | 4 +- submodule.c | 15 ++-- submodule.h | 3 +- t/helper/test-ref-store.c | 7 +- tempfile.c | 4 +- tmp-objdir.c | 17 ++-- worktree.c | 49 ++++++++---- worktree.h | 2 +- wt-status.c | 42 ++++++---- 62 files changed, 639 insertions(+), 490 deletions(-) --- base-commit: bc204b742735ae06f65bb20291c95985c9633b7f change-id: 20250204-b4-pks-path-drop-the-repository-9ed0f9956361