Re: [PATCH v2 Outreachy] mru: use double-linked list from list.h

From: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date: Nov 8, 2017, 04:22 UTC
Message-ID: <20171108042219.xfx7tevgkwzrqdtd@sigill.intra.peff.net>
In-Reply-To: <xmqqshdpmtm9.fsf@gitster.mtv.corp.google.com>

On Wed, Nov 08, 2017 at 10:44:46AM +0900, Junio C Hamano wrote:

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> > We could also consider it a #leftoverbits that perhaps some other
> > Outreachy candidate would pick up[1].
> >
> > In the meantime, Junio, I think we'd want to queue this with the intent
> > to graduate it to "pu" or possibly "next", but not "master". Then if
> > somebody (Olga or another applicant) produces the endgame patch, we can
> > queue it on top and move it further. And if nobody does, I can pick it
> > after the application period is over.
> 
> So... do we still want to keep this in 'next', or does somebody
> wants to do honors?  
> 
> I'd really prefer *not* to see you or me ending up finishing it up,
> but at the same time, I really hate seeing a halfway or 3/4 done
> topic hanging around in 'pu'.

We hung back on it to leave it as low-hanging fruit for other Outreachy applicants. Perhaps Olga would like to pick it up now that the application period is over.

Alternatively, it might be a nice task for the Bloomberg hackathon this weekend. I'll add it to the list of topics there, too.

-Peff