Re: [PATCH v10] setup: improve error diagnosis for invalid .git files

From: Tian Yuchen <a3205153416@gmail.com>
Date: Feb 25, 2026, 16:03 UTC
Message-ID: <28bf5b66-8c08-43b1-b472-acb97c8f0eb7@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <xmqq8qchcz9w.fsf@gitster.g>

Hi Junio,

> Sorry, but I do not see what such a change buys us.

My primary concern was the function's semantics, though it is indeed redundant.

> Yes all this happens in repository set-up which should happen very
> early in the process, no?

Should be like this.

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> It is a bug in the way you wrote that multi-threaded git server, no?
> 
> We have the "_gently" variant for such a use case, and I do not
> think we expect the normal single-process git start-up sequence
> should be reused there.

I see. Thank you for the insights. I will drop these overly abstract ideas and keep my focus on practical fixes.

Regards,

Yuchen

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