Re: [PATCH v4 3/9] builtin/clone: move around `setup_reference()`

From: Karthik Nayak <karthik.188@gmail.com>
Date: Sep 10, 2026, 09:29 UTC
Message-ID: <CAOLa=ZSrDLpuAghLzXt2Fyzimi2n4qkEtVCcRLDZcqx5QNkTZg@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <20260909-pks-odb-write-alternates-at-creation-time-v4-3-d8a78ffc32e4@pks.im>

Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im> writes:

> In a subsequent commit, `setup_reference()` will start to call
> `copy_alternates()`. Prepare for this by moving the function further
> down so that we can avoid adding a declaration.
>

Will we rename setup_reference() now that we agreed it is a bit ambiguous, let's see..

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