Re: [RFH] GSoC 2015 application

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Feb 19, 2015, 05:49 UTC
Message-ID: <CAPc5daVzmMnWOdctZeYLjxocnk2vrCrwmOyFvG13mB+zmVFQRQ@mail.gmail.com>
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On Wed, Feb 18, 2015 at 1:54 PM, Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:

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> A few for micros.
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> +### Allow "-" as a short-hand for "@{-1}" in more places.
> +
> +Pick one command that operates on branch names.  Teach it the "-"
> +shorthand that stands for "the branch we were previously on", like we

In the same vein (people may have noticed that "Pick one" is meant to make this into multiple micros ;-)

### Use unsigned integral type for collection of bits.

Pick one field of a structure that (1) is of signed integral type and (2) is used as a collection of multiple bits. Discuss if there is a good reason why it has to be a signed integral field and change it to an unsigned type otherwise. Cf. $gmane/263751