{"thread":{"id":"65308","subject":"[GSoC] interested in improving git repo info path queries","startedAt":"2026-03-19T21:36:31Z","lastAt":"2026-03-19T21:36:31Z","messageCount":1,"participants":["BILAL EL KHATABI"],"isPatch":false,"patchVersion":null,"patchTotal":null},"messages":[{"id":"539425","messageId":"90d68696e7745e626e996ccd2acfccd58a535175.camel@gmail.com","threadId":"65308","inReplyTo":null,"subject":"[GSoC] interested in improving git repo info path queries","fromName":"BILAL EL KHATABI","fromEmail":"elkhatabibilal@gmail.com","sentAt":"2026-03-19T21:36:27Z","receivedAt":"2026-03-19T21:36:31Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"elkhatabibilal@gmail.com","avatar":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/51460731?v=4"},"body":"Hi,\n\n  I’m applying to Git for GSoC 2026, and I’m currently most\n  interested in the “Improve the new git repo command” project.\n\n  I’ve been reading `builtin/repo.c`, trying the current `git repo\ninfo`\n  and `git repo structure` commands locally, and reading recent\nproposal\n  and patch threads around `git repo`&. The direction that seems most\n  realistic to me is to focus on `git repo info`, especially path-\nrelated\n  values that are still \"commonly queried\" through `git rev-parse` and\n  `git rev-parse --git-path`.\n\n  My immediate thought is to keep the scope narrow:\n  - start with a small batch of path-related `repo info` fields with\nclear\n    `rev-parse` equivalents\n  - add tests and documentation together with the implementation\n  - keep the main design discussion around path naming and relative\nversus\n    absolute path output\n  - avoid taking on both `repo info` and `repo structure` at the same\ntime\n\n  I’ve also been working through a microproject patch on the list and\n  reading recent newcomer and GSoC-related threads on lore while\nshaping\n  the proposal.\n\n  If there are particular open threads, design questions, or gaps\naround\n  the `git repo info` path-query direction that would make the best\n  starting point, I’d appreciate pointers.\n\n  Thanks,\n  Bilal El Khatabi\n"}]}