Re: [PATCH v3 3/3] archive: remove the_repository global variable

> On Sat, Oct 05, 2024 at 03:30:43AM +0000, John Cai via GitGitGadget wrote:
>> diff --git a/builtin/archive.c b/builtin/archive.c
>> index dc926d1a3df..13ea7308c8b 100644
>> --- a/builtin/archive.c
>> +++ b/builtin/archive.c
>
> [snip]
>
>>
>> -	ret = write_archive(argc, argv, prefix, the_repository, output, 0);
>> +	ret = write_archive(argc, argv, prefix, repo, output, 0);
>>
>
> When I read this new series, I feel quite strange for why we only change
> "the_repository" to "repo". After reading the comments from [PATCH v2 4/4],
> I have understood the context.
>
> I think we should improve the commit message to take about we decide to
> remove the "the_repository" from "archive.c" code unless it will bring a
> lot of confusion for the reader.