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

> Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> writes:
>
> > Hi Junio,
> >
> > On Tue, 13 Oct 2020, Junio C Hamano wrote:
> >
> >> 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 ;-)
>
> I see no reasonably explanation why libgit2 is not the one who uses
> "#define strbuf git_buf" to make "sharing easier", though.