Re: [PATCH v2 05/13] reftable: utility functions

From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date: Oct 15, 2020, 11:46 UTC
Message-ID: <nycvar.QRO.7.76.6.2010151346060.56@tvgsbejvaqbjf.bet>
In-Reply-To: <xmqqo8l6ku0y.fsf@gitster.c.googlers.com>

Hi Junio,

On Tue, 13 Oct 2020, Junio C Hamano wrote:

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> Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> writes:
>
> > Somewhat related: I was wondering whether it would make sense for git.git
> > to rename `strbuf` to `git_buf`? Would that make it easier to exchange
> > code between the two projects? Or would it just be unnecessary churn?
>
> To us, "git_buf" is just as descriptive as "buf" and does not say
> anything about the nature of 'buf' (other than apparently it was
> invented and widely used here).  "git_strbuf" I can understand, but
> why should we?

If it makes code sharing between git.git and libgit2 easier, why shouldn't we ;-)

Obviously, if it doesn't make life easier, we shouldn't bother.

Ciao, Dscho