Re: [PATCH v2 00/16] path: remove dependency on `the_repository`

> Hi,
>
> this patch series removes the dependency on `the_repository` from the
> "path" subsystem. The series is structured as follows:
>
>   - Patches 1 to 5 unifyf the interfaces that can be used to retrieve
>     repository paths (gitdir, commondir, workdir and submodule paths)
>     and adapts callers accodringly.
>
>   - Patches 6 to 12 drop repository path functions that had an implicit
>     dependency on `the_repository`.
>
>   - Patches 13 to 16 refactor "path.c"-internal code to stop depending
>     on `the_repository`.
>
> Changes in v2:
>   - Rename variable to `wt_gitdir` for the sake of consistency.
>   - Improve several commit messages.
>   - Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250206-b4-pks-path-drop-the-repository-v1-0-4e77f0313206@pks.im
>