Re: [PATCH] compat: Allow static initializer for pthreads on Windows

> Johannes Sixt <j6t@kdbg.org> writes:
>
>> Am 26.10.2016 um 23:57 schrieb Stefan Beller:
>>> In Windows it is not possible to have a static initialized mutex as of
>>> now, but that seems to be painful for the upcoming refactoring of the
>>> attribute subsystem, as we have no good place to put the initialization
>>> of the attr global lock.
>>
>> Please rewrite the attribute system such that it can have a dynamic
>> initialization. If you find a global initialization in main() too
>> gross (I would agree) then setup_git_directory() might be the right
>> place.
>
> As many codepaths may not even need access to the attributes, I
> doubt that would be a very productive direction to go.