sequencer.c: rework search for start of footer to improve clarity

This code sequence is somewhat difficult to read.  Let's rewrite it and add
some comments to improve clarity.

Signed-off-by: Brandon Casey <drafnel@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>

diff --git a/sequencer.c b/sequencer.c
index 22604902aa4c4dd146f562c4841c344a773a9bda..776ddb19621b0dacc763b1a9afabb40f65fc9ee7 100644 (file)
--- a/sequencer.c
+++ b/sequencer.c
@@ -1019,19 +1019,21 @@ int sequencer_pick_revisions(struct replay_opts *opts)
 
 static int ends_rfc2822_footer(struct strbuf *sb, int ignore_footer)
 {
-       int ch;
-       int hit = 0;
+       char ch, prev;
        int i, j, k;
        int len = sb->len - ignore_footer;
        int first = 1;
        const char *buf = sb->buf;
 
+       prev = '\0';
        for (i = len - 1; i > 0; i--) {
-               if (hit && buf[i] == '\n')
+               ch = buf[i];
+               if (prev == '\n' && ch == '\n') /* paragraph break */
                        break;
-               hit = (buf[i] == '\n');
+               prev = ch;
        }
 
+       /* advance to start of last paragraph */
        while (i < len - 1 && buf[i] == '\n')
                i++;