Re: [PATCH 00/10] Spring cleanup of "contrib/"

From: Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com>
Date: May 6, 2025, 22:51 UTC
Message-ID: <CAPig+cT6XbdzeOFoeZUmX+ozPa2XNOv=H85xQhY4y8NYmJZ6-g@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <xmqqmsbph3lw.fsf@gitster.g>

On Tue, May 6, 2025 at 4:43 PM Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:

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> Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im> writes:
> > I have used the following reasons for removal:
> >
> >   - The tool is clearly broken, e.g. it doesn't even compile.
> >
> >   - The tool hasn't received any updates for at least the last 5 years.
> >
> >   - The tool has a clear alternative or just isn't useful anymore.
>
> I've expressed my opinions on many of the individual patches, but
> not all of them.  For some, it may be better done at 3.0 boundary
> with the BreakingChanges transition like everybody else, and some
> others with clear "new home", we can remove them much earlier and
> independent from 3.0 plan.  Some others with no "new home" may be
> in the gray area, but my gut feeling is that many of them do not
> need a careful BreakingChanges transition as some others do.

Although we periodically hear that someone uses it, git-contacts probably falls into the "tool has a clear alternative" category. In this case, git-related[*] is a separately-maintained more functional drop-in replacement which people could be using instead of git-contacts.

[*]: https://github.com/felipec/git-related/blob/master/git-related