From: Junio C Hamano Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2015 16:53:21 GMT Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] prepare_packed_git(): refactor garbage reporting in pack directory Message-ID: In-Reply-To: Eric Sunshine writes: >> -static void real_report_garbage(const char *desc, const char *path) >> +const char *bits_to_msg(unsigned seen_bits) > > If you don't expect other callers outside this file, then this should > be declared 'static'. If you do expect future external callers, then > this should be declared in a public header file (but renamed to be > more meaningful). I think this can be private to this file. The sole point of moving this logic to this file is to make it private, after all ;-) Thanks for sharp eyes. Together with the need for a description on "why", this probably deserves a test or two, probably at the end of t5304. Thanks.