Re: [RFC] Convert builin-mailinfo.c to use The Better String Library.

From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date: Sep 6, 2007, 12:08 UTC
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0709061308140.28586@racer.site>
In-Reply-To: <buoir6oo05v.fsf@dhapc248.dev.necel.com>

Hi,

On Thu, 6 Sep 2007, Miles Bader wrote:

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> Dmitry Kakurin <dmitry.kakurin@gmail.com> writes:
> > When I first looked at Git source code two things struck me as odd:
> > 1. Pure C as opposed to C++. No idea why. Please don't talk about
> > portability, it's BS.
> 
> Just to piss you off.

Hehe.

FWIW I strongly disagree that it's BS. As others have stated, the reasons are easily found, and they are no weak arguments.

Ciao, Dscho

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