Re: [GSoC] My Git Dev Blog — Week 6

From: Atharva Raykar <raykar.ath@gmail.com>
Date: Jun 28, 2021, 17:01 UTC
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On 28-Jun-2021, at 22:03, Shourya Shukla <periperidip@gmail.com> wrote:

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>> Le dim. 27 juin 2021 à 16:54, Atharva Raykar <raykar.ath@gmail.com> a écrit :
>> Here's the latest instalment of my weekly Git blog:
>> https://atharvaraykar.me/gitnotes/week6
>> 
>> A peek:
>> 
>>   * Project progress and current strategy.
>>     (mostly relevant to mentors)
>> 
>>   * Reflections:
>>     - How does Git even start?
>>       (https://atharvaraykar.me/gitnotes/week6#how-does-git-even-start)
>>       This was just something I was curious about, not really important
>>       to my project. If anyone knows the answer to what I asked in that,
>>       section, it would be nice to know!
> 
> This was a nice read! I always used to wonder how exactly Git starts.
> One thing you can do is that link the file/line you talk about. Takes 5-10
> minutes extra but is totally worth it in my opinion especially from the
> reader's standpoint.

Yeah, makes sense. I'll add the links.

> Do keep in mind that if you choose to link a file/line, link it from a
> specific tag (in this case a Git version) instead of the usual 'master'
> link. There is a reason for this which I leave it to you to find out ;)
> If you are not able to figure it out, feel free to PM us or ask on the list.

Right, that makes sense now that you mention it. I did not consider the fact I have been linking a moving target the whole time.

Heh, I gotta fix all those other blog links now.

> Do give Makefiles a read in case you are not well-versed on them. It
> might make the 'Git startup' process a bit easier to understand.

Yeah, I did try reading the makefiles at first, but I found it easy to get lost when I didn't know what to look for at first. I did eventually understand how the startup works now :)

Reading that Makefile in the past helped me with other undocumented (to my knowledge) things as well, like support for compile-time instrumentation with LLVM's ASAN (I plan to write a short blog post about that outside of my weekly reports someday).