js/gcc-8-and-9, was Re: What's cooking in git.git (Jun 2019, #04; Fri, 14)

From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date: Jun 17, 2019, 17:41 UTC
Message-ID: <nycvar.QRO.7.76.6.1906171940201.44@tvgsbejvaqbjf.bet>
In-Reply-To: <xmqqh88ruc1b.fsf@gitster-ct.c.googlers.com>

Hi Junio,

On Fri, 14 Jun 2019, Junio C Hamano wrote:

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> * js/gcc-8-and-9 (2019-06-13) 4 commits
>  - config: avoid calling `labs()` on too-large data type
>  - winansi: simplify loading the GetCurrentConsoleFontEx() function
>  - kwset: allow building with GCC 8
>  - poll (mingw): allow compiling with GCC 8 and DEVELOPER=1
>
>  Code clean-up for new compilers.
>
>  The 'kwset' one may want to be discussed a bit longer.  Perhaps
>  merge the other three earlier to 'next' and then to 'master'
>  separately?

Or just take the kwset one with an adjusted commit message because it may turn out that the kwset update will be blocked for a while because of licensing issues?

Ciao, Dscho