Re: [PATCH GSoC v2 4/6] fetch-object-info: parse type from server response

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Aug 2, 2026, 22:24 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqq33ww40vw.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To: <20260802163806.GA21296@coredump.intra.peff.net>

Jeff King <peff@peff.net> writes:

> So for unknown objects, I think a separate bit is less awkward.

OK.

> For signaling "the server refused to tell us this item" we could use
> sentinel types like OBJ_NONE. But I don't think that extends to other
> fields (e.g., there is no useful sentinel value for "size").

True, unless we abuse things like ((size_t)-1), which I think I saw somewhere in recently posted patches.

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