Re: [PATCH RFC 3/5] fetch-object-info: return a status instead of dying

> On Wed Sep 30, 2026 at 6:07 PM WEST, Junio C Hamano wrote:
>> Pablo Sabater <pabloosabaterr@gmail.com> writes:
>>
>>> A subsequent commit needs fetch_object_info() not to die() when the
>>> object-info capability is not enabled on the server, so that it can
>>> fall back.
>>>
>>> Make fetch_object_info() return FETCH_OBJECT_INFO_NOT_ENABLED instead
>>> of die()'ing when the server does not advertise the object-info
>>> capability, and propagate the status through the transport layer so
>>> that callers of transport_fetch_object_info() can act on it. It is now
>>> up to them whether to die() or fall back.
>>
>> It may be just me but unless the client can tell between the server
>> not supporting (i.e., they are unable to enable it even if they
>> wanted to) and not enabling (i.e., they are capable, but are not
>> willing to give it to you), it may make sense to report it as "not
>> available".  "not enabled" sounds as if we know that it is the
>> latter and not the former.
>>
>> The code change looks very cleanly done.
>
> Makes sense, I'll rename it to FETCH_OBJECT_INFO_NOT_AVAILABLE.