From: Junio C Hamano Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2016 20:50:20 GMT Subject: Re: [PATCH v8 7/8] cache: add empty_tree_oid object Message-ID: In-Reply-To: Jacob Keller writes: > Is there a reason for that? I've found that .field = value is safer > because it ensures that you don't end up initializing the wrong > values? Or is it a compatibility thing? Yes.