From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2010 15:09:52 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH 14/21] Convert ce_path_match() to use struct pathspec
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Nguyen Thai Ngoc Duy <pclouds@gmail.com> writes:

>> I wonder if it makes more sense to change the type of revs->prune_data
>> from an array of pointers to strings to a pointer to struct pathspec.
>> Is there a downside?
>
> Converting a pointer to another pointer means mis typecasting can
> happen and the compiler won't help catching them.

You can rename the field at the same time, and the compiler will catch
anything you forgot to touch, no?