Re: [PATCH v3 00/12] Stop depending on `the_repository` in object-related subsystems

>
> Hi,
>
> this patch series is another step to remove our dependency on the global
> `the_repository` variable. The series focusses on subsystems related to
> objects.
>
> The intent here is to work towards libification of the whole subsystem
> so that we can start splitting out something like an object "backend".
> It is thus part of a set of refactorings aimed at allowing pluggable
> object databases eventually. I'm not discussing that bigger effort yet,
> mostly because it's still taking shape. So these patch series contains
> things that make sense standalone, even if pluggable ODBs never get to
> be a thing.

> Note that this patch series stop short of dropping `the_repository` in
> "object-file.c". This is a bigger undertaking, so I'm pushing that into
> the next patch series.
>
> The series is built on top of cb0ae672aea (A bit more post -rc0,
> 2025-02-27) with ps/path-sans-the-repository at 028f618658e (path:
> adjust last remaining users of `the_repository`, 2025-02-07) merged into
> it.
>
> Changes in v2:
>   - Point out why t1050 had to be adapted.
>   - Drop the rename of `get_max_object_index()` and
>     `get_indexed_object()`.
>   - Fix a couple of commit message typos.
>   - Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250303-b4-pks-objects-without-the-repository-v1-0-c5dd43f2476e@pks.im
>
> Changes in v3:
>   - Fix a semantic conflict with an in-flight patch series.
>   - Link to v2: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250306-b4-pks-objects-without-the-repository-v2-0-f3465327be69@pks.im
>
> Thanks!
>
> Patrick
>
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> Patrick Steinhardt (12):
>       csum-file: stop depending on `the_repository`
>       object: stop depending on `the_repository`
>       pack-write: stop depending on `the_repository` and `the_hash_algo`
>       environment: move access to "core.bigFileThreshold" into repo settings
>       pack-check: stop depending on `the_repository`
>       pack-revindex: stop depending on `the_repository`
>       pack-bitmap-write: stop depending on `the_repository`
>       object-file-convert: stop depending on `the_repository`
>       delta-islands: stop depending on `the_repository`
>       object-file: split out logic regarding hash algorithms
>       hash: fix "-Wsign-compare" warnings
>       hash: stop depending on `the_repository` in `null_oid()`