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Re: [PATCH v3] Move rust gitcore crate to a different subdirectory

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Mike Hommey <mh@glandium.org>
Date
Sep 10, 2026, 12:09 UTC
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On Wed, Sep 09, 2026 at 12:54:35PM -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote:
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> Mike Hommey <mh@glandium.org> writes:
> > 
> > Having `Cargo.toml` at the top-level of the repository implies that one
> > can run `cargo build` directly, but this doesn't produce anything useful
> > on its own.
> >
> > Additionally, when including the git source as a submodule of a Rust
> > project, it prevents the git source from being included at all in the
> > crate package because cargo skips directories that contain a Cargo.toml,
> > assuming that everything in the directory is relevant to the crate.
> >
> > This moves all Rust-specific files into a dedicated `rust/`
> > subdirectory.
> 
> Very readable and understandable.  It is customary in this project
> to write that last sentence in imperative mood, though.  I.e.  "Move
> all files there".
> 
> > Signed-off-by: Mike Hommey <mh@glandium.org>
> 
> 
> > diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
> > index 4da58c6754..3ac0685800 100644
> > --- a/.gitignore
> > +++ b/.gitignore
> > @@ -261,3 +261,5 @@ Release/
> >  /contrib/buildsystems/out
> >  /contrib/libgit-rs/target
> >  /contrib/libgit-sys/target
> > +/rust/target
> > +/rust/Cargo.lock
> 
> There are /target/ and /Cargo.lock listed in this file; aren't these
> two entries meant to _replace_ them?  I am wondering if they need to
> disappear as part of this patfch.

This and the RUST_SOURCES thing you raised are rebase errors, apparently.

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> > @@ -3913,7 +3915,7 @@ clean: profile-clean coverage-clean cocciclean
> >  	$(RM) $(FUZZ_PROGRAMS)
> >  	$(RM) $(SP_OBJ)
> >  	$(RM) $(HCC)
> > -	$(RM) -r Cargo.lock target/
> > +	$(RM) -r Cargo.lock rust/target/
> 
> The Cargo.lock file does not move together with the rest?  That
> contradicts with what .gitignore says, doesn't it?
Huh, thanks for noticing this one.
Mike
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  3. Mike HommeyFeb 5, 2026
  4. brian m. carlsonFeb 5, 2026
  5. Mike HommeyFeb 5, 2026
  6. Move rust gitcore crate to a different subdirectoryMike Hommey, Feb 9, 2026
  7. Move rust gitcore crate to a different subdirectoryMike Hommey, Sep 9, 2026
  8. Junio C HamanoSep 9, 2026
  9. Mike HommeySep 10, 2026
  10. brian m. carlsonSep 9, 2026
  11. Mike HommeySep 10, 2026
  12. Tuomas AholaSep 10, 2026
  13. Junio C HamanoSep 10, 2026
  14. Move rust gitcore crate to a different subdirectoryMike Hommey, Sep 10, 2026
  15. Junio C HamanoSep 10, 2026
  16. move rust gitcore crate to a different subdirectoryMike Hommey, Sep 17, 2026
  17. Junio C HamanoSep 18, 2026
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