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Re: libgit2 status

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> writes:
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>> Well that's a chicken-and-egg problem, isn't it.  How will a library
>> become widespread unless something uses it?
>
> That something will not be the git core itself.  Otherwise we will
> lose a stable reference implementation to catch its bugs.

Well, the whole question here is whether git-subtree can become part of core if it is based on libgit2. It boils down to what you mean by "widespread," I guess. Does "widespread" mean "available as a package in major distributions," "installed by default in major distributions" or something else?

                                 -Dave
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  16. Junio C HamanoAug 28, 2012
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