git/tempfile.h, branch v2.6.2

register_tempfile(): new function to handle an existing temporary file

2015-08-10T19:57:14Z

Allow an existing file to be registered with the tempfile-handling infrastructure; in particular, arrange for it to be deleted on program exit. This can be used if the temporary file has to be created in a more complicated way than just open(). For example: * If the file itself needs to be created via the lockfile API * If it is not a regular file (e.g., a socket) Signed-off-by: Michael Haggerty Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano

tempfile: add several functions for creating temporary files

2015-08-10T19:57:14Z

Add several functions for creating temporary files with automatically-generated names, analogous to mkstemps(), but also arranging for the files to be deleted on program exit. The functions are named according to a pattern depending how they operate. They will be used to replace many places in the code where temporary files are created and cleaned up ad-hoc. Signed-off-by: Michael Haggerty Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano

tempfile: a new module for handling temporary files

2015-08-10T19:57:14Z

A lot of work went into defining the state diagram for lockfiles and ensuring correct, race-resistant cleanup in all circumstances. Most of that infrastructure can be applied directly to *any* temporary file. So extract a new "tempfile" module from the "lockfile" module. Reimplement lockfile on top of tempfile. Subsequent commits will add more users of the new module. Signed-off-by: Michael Haggerty Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano