From: Karthik Nayak <karthik.188@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2026 13:02:49 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 0/4] refs: allow setting the reference directory
Message-ID: <CAOLa=ZRPLB-jLJ=4cdtO0DuDD=+tPp7t-Kei5pMsF0en6i2jJg@mail.gmail.com>
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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> writes:

> Karthik Nayak <karthik.188@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> Changes in v5:
>> - Moved around the commits, to ensure that the code to handle the config
>>   in the backend is first. Previously, we added the config first, which
>>   meant the commit allowed users to provide a URI but it was simply
>>   ignore.
>> - Fix typos and grammar and rename variables.
>> - Clean up the description and documentation to actually specify
>>   protocol over location.
>
> This one looked good.
>
>> - Avoid an extra memory allocation by detaching the strbuf value.
>
> So did this (thanks Stolee for spotting the opportunity).
>
>> - Link to v4: https://patch.msgid.link/20260202-kn-alternate-ref-dir-v4-0-3b30430411e3@gmail.com
>
> Replaced.  Hopefully this is now ready for 'next'?
>
> Thanks.

Hello Junio, I don't think so, I think we still need to address few
things as per the latest review. So let's hold off on it.

Karthik