Re: [PATCH v5 10/13] xdiff: delete rchg aliasing

From: Ezekiel Newren <ezekielnewren@gmail.com>
Date: Sep 24, 2025, 15:01 UTC
Message-ID: <CAH=ZcbCf7bUTL=BwCD8B6-AVHZg+K3JafvksLQWUx2D-XR58wA@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <0bb4f30b-6737-43a2-9aeb-3903c0dc5ce6@gmail.com>

On Wed, Sep 24, 2025 at 4:21 AM Phillip Wood <phillip.wood123@gmail.com> wrote:

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> On 23/09/2025 22:24, Ezekiel Newren via GitGitGadget wrote:
> > From: Ezekiel Newren <ezekielnewren@gmail.com>
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> The commit message should explain why this change is being made

Reasons to delete local variable aliasing:
  * Usage tracking: Tools are better able to follow the usage.
  * Refactor churn: Later commits will refactor rchg.
  * No additional meaning: The local variables express the same meaning
    as the struct field itself.

Would that suffice?

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