Re: [RFC] Convert builin-mailinfo.c to use The Better String Library.

From: David Kastrup <dak@gnu.org>
Date: Sep 7, 2007, 06:52 UTC
Message-ID: <85642n7yrn.fsf@lola.goethe.zz>
In-Reply-To: <a1bbc6950709062009x59a41cb7re6051739c11e370c@mail.gmail.com>

"Dmitry Kakurin" <dmitry.kakurin@gmail.com> writes:

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> ... and explain where I'm coming from:
> My goal is to *use* Git. When something does not work *for me* I want
> to be able to fix it (and contribute the fix) in *shortest time
> possible* and with *minimal efforts*. As for me it's a diversion from
> my main activities.
> The fact that Git is written in C does not really contribute to that goal.
> Suggestion to use C++ is the only alternative with existing C codebase.
> So while C++ may not be the best choice "academically speaking" it's
> pretty much the only practical choice.

Sorry, but for fixing things in C, I can look and work locally. For fixing things in C++, I first need to understand the class hierarchies used in the project.

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