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[PATCH v2 0/3] C99: declare bool experiment a success

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PWPhillip Wood <phillip.wood123@gmail.com>
Date
Jul 15, 2025, 13:52 UTC
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From: Phillip Wood <phillip.wood@dunelm.org.uk>

We've had a test balloon for C99's bool type since 8277dbe987 (git-compat-util: convert skip_{prefix,suffix}{,_mem} to bool, 2023-12-16). As it has been over 18 months since this was added and there have been no complaints let's declare it a success and convert the return type our other string predicates to match.

Thank you to everyone who commented on V1, the only change here is to fix the typos in the commit message for patch 2.

Base-Commit: a30f80fde927d70950b3b4d1820813480968fb0d
Published-As: https://github.com/phillipwood/git/releases/tag/pw%2Fuse-c99-bool%2Fv2
View-Changes-At: https://github.com/phillipwood/git/compare/a30f80fde...669687147
Fetch-It-Via: git fetch https://github.com/phillipwood/git pw/use-c99-bool/v2
Phillip Wood (3):
  CodingGuildlines: allow the use of bool
  git-compat-util: convert string predicates to return bool
  strbuf: convert predicates to return bool
 Documentation/CodingGuidelines |  3 +++
 git-compat-util.h              | 12 ++++++------
 strbuf.c                       | 28 ++++++++++++++--------------
 strbuf.h                       | 12 ++++++------
 4 files changed, 29 insertions(+), 26 deletions(-)
Range-diff against v1:
1:  352f80c49b7 = 1:  352f80c49b7 CodingGuildlines: allow the use of bool
2:  a0f9182aa20 ! 2:  0b2402e11cc git-compat-util: convert string predicates to return bool
    @@ Commit message
         git-compat-util: convert string predicates to return bool
     
         Since 8277dbe987 (git-compat-util: convert skip_{prefix,suffix}{,_mem}
    -    to bool, 2023-12-16) a number of our sting predicates have been
    -    returning bool instead of int. Now we've declared that experiment
    -    a success lets convert the return type the case independent
    +    to bool, 2023-12-16) a number of our string predicates have been
    +    returning bool instead of int. Now that we've declared that experiment
    +    a success, let's convert the return type of the case-independent
         skip_iprefix() and skip_iprefix_mem() functions to match the return
    -    type of their case dependent equivalents. Returning bool instead of
    +    type of their case-dependent equivalents. Returning bool instead of
         int makes it clear that these functions are predicates.
     
         Signed-off-by: Phillip Wood <phillip.wood@dunelm.org.uk>
3:  7eaf8042061 = 3:  66968714739 strbuf: convert predicates to return bool
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  1. 0/3 C99: declare bool experiment a successPhillip Wood, Jul 14, 2025
  2. 1/3 CodingGuildlines: allow the use of boolPhillip Wood, Jul 14, 2025
  3. Junio C HamanoJul 14, 2025
  4. 2/3 git-compat-util: convert string predicates to return boolPhillip Wood, Jul 14, 2025
  5. Eric SunshineJul 14, 2025
  6. Elijah NewrenJul 14, 2025
  7. brian m. carlsonJul 14, 2025
  8. Phillip WoodJul 15, 2025
  9. 3/3 strbuf: convert predicates to return boolPhillip Wood, Jul 14, 2025
  10. 0/3 C99: declare bool experiment a successPhillip Wood, Jul 15, 2025
  11. 1/3 CodingGuildlines: allow the use of boolPhillip Wood, Jul 15, 2025
  12. Jeff KingJul 16, 2025
  13. Jeff KingJul 16, 2025
  14. Elijah NewrenJul 16, 2025
  15. 2/3 git-compat-util: convert string predicates to return boolPhillip Wood, Jul 15, 2025
  16. 3/3 strbuf: convert predicates to return boolPhillip Wood, Jul 15, 2025
  17. Elijah NewrenJul 15, 2025
  18. rsbecker@nexbridge.comJul 15, 2025
  19. Elijah NewrenJul 15, 2025
  20. rsbecker@nexbridge.comJul 15, 2025
  21. Junio C HamanoJul 15, 2025
  22. Junio C HamanoJul 15, 2025
  23. brian m. carlsonJul 15, 2025
  24. Junio C HamanoJul 15, 2025
  25. 0/3 C99: declare bool experiment a successPhillip Wood, Jul 16, 2025
  26. 1/3 CodingGuidelines: allow the use of boolPhillip Wood, Jul 16, 2025
  27. 2/3 git-compat-util: convert string predicates to return boolPhillip Wood, Jul 16, 2025
  28. Karthik NayakJul 16, 2025
  29. 3/3 strbuf: convert predicates to return boolPhillip Wood, Jul 16, 2025
  30. Karthik NayakJul 16, 2025
  31. Karthik NayakJul 16, 2025
  32. Phillip WoodJul 17, 2025
  33. Karthik NayakJul 22, 2025

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