Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 1/2] sparse-checkout: use string_list_sort_u

From: Junio C Hamano <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2026 18:44:06 -0800

Amisha Chhajed <[email-masked]> writes:

> From: Amisha Chhajed <[email-masked]>
>
> sparse_checkout_list() uses string_list_sort and
> string_list_remove_duplicates instead of string_list_sort_u.
>
> use string_list_sort_u at that place.
>
> Signed-off-by: Amisha Chhajed <[email-masked]>
> ---
>  builtin/sparse-checkout.c | 3 +--
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

An exact copy of this patch is already in 'next' since Feb 17th, if
I am not mistaken.

> diff --git a/builtin/sparse-checkout.c b/builtin/sparse-checkout.c
> index cccf630331..34e965bfa6 100644
> --- a/builtin/sparse-checkout.c
> +++ b/builtin/sparse-checkout.c
> @@ -94,8 +94,7 @@ static int sparse_checkout_list(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix,
>  			string_list_append(&sl, pe->pattern + 1);
>  		}
>  
> -		string_list_sort(&sl);
> -		string_list_remove_duplicates(&sl, 0);
> +		string_list_sort_u(&sl, 0);
>  
>  		for (i = 0; i < sl.nr; i++) {
>  			quote_c_style(sl.items[i].string, NULL, stdout, 0);