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"libify part of reset" mini-series (Re: What's cooking in git.git (Jun 2011, #02; Sat, 11))

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Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
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Jun 13, 2011, 00:17 UTC
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Hi,
Ramkumar Ramachandra wrote:
> Have you seen my "libify reset" patch [1]?  I thought it was an easy candidate.

I don't think it is one, personally. While it is good to get feedback on such things early, that patch exposes some functions without making the API much clearer and without any users to explain how they work in practice. I think it is best to let such patches cook in a private branch until there is some obvious benefit to including them in git.

That benefit doesn't necessarily have to be new code using it --- it could be increased clarity, faster compile times, decreasing the delta with libgit2 so later fixes can be ported between the two more easily, anything. Though in this case, I'm guessing the motivation from your end is the code that uses it, so that's an obvious choice.

I'd suggest sending it again for inclusion when the code that uses it is ready, or for review whenever you have questions that the list can answer.

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  1. Junio C HamanoJun 12, 2011
  2. Ramkumar RamachandraJun 12, 2011
  3. "libify part of reset" mini-series (Re: What's cooking in git.git (Jun 2011, #02; Sat, 11))Jonathan Nieder, Jun 13, 2011
  4. Junio C HamanoJun 13, 2011
  5. Sverre RabbelierJun 12, 2011
  6. Junio C HamanoJun 13, 2011
  7. Sverre RabbelierJun 13, 2011
  8. Elijah NewrenJun 14, 2011
  9. Jeff KingJun 16, 2011

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