Re: [PATCH] range-diff: fix some 'hdr-check' and sparse warnings

> Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> writes:
>
> > On Sat, 13 Jul 2019, Carlo Arenas wrote:
> >
> >> On Sat, Jul 13, 2019 at 2:29 PM Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > I wish if we could say
> >> >
> >> >         struct patch patch = {};
> >>
> >> that is actually a GNU extension that is supported by gcc and clang (at least)
> >> and that sparse also recognizes as valid; it is also valid C++ so it might be
> >> even supported by MSVC.
> >
> > It seems to be supported by MSVC, at least as of VS2019.
>
> In <nycvar.QRO.7.76.6.2010021555290.50@tvgsbejvaqbjf.bet> on Fri, 2
> Oct 2020 15:57:45 +0200 (CEST), it was said:
>
> > Before you further split it up, I encourage you to include these patches
> > without which the CI builds will continue to fail (Junio, could I ask you
> > to either cherry-pick them from https://github.com/git-for-windows/git's
> > shears/seen branch, or apply them from the mbox?):
> >
> > -- snipsnap --
> > From e485e006f34922439f2e971a1c5c38b8ca56c011 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> > From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
> > Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 14:46:59 +0200
> > Subject: [PATCH 1/3] fixup??? reftable: rest of library
> >
> > 	struct abc x = {}
> >
> > is a GNUism.
>
> Perhaps VS2020 no longer allows it?
>
> ;-)