Re: [PATCH 3/4] submodule--helper list: lose the extra prefix option

> Stefan Beller <sbeller@google.com> writes:
>
>> The other reason you gave below is also convincing: By having it in the prefix,
>> the C code is more likely correct and future proof.
>>
>> On rewriting the whole submodule command in C (probably
>> reiterating): It is not my endgoal to rewrite every submodule
>> related part in C. It would be nice if it would happen eventually,
>> but for now I only rewrite parts that I need in C.
>
> Well, what you personally would want to do yourself is irrelevant.
> Doing submodule--helper in such a way that it is sufficient in a
> half-way conversion but cannot be reused in future full rewrite is
> something we would want to avoid, whether you would be doing the
> full rewrite in the future.  In fact, if you are not inclined to do
> so yourself, that is one more reason to make sure that the C pieces
> in submodule--helper are reusable (i.e. your "correct and future
> proof" above); otherwise you'd be making it _more_ difficult for
> other people who would want to pick it up where you left.