Re: [PATCH v2 0/6] PATH WALK I: The path-walk API

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Nov 26, 2024, 07:39 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqqa5dmzboa.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To: <Z0Q7oGF6Q5U-f4VX@pks.im>

Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im> writes:

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> The question of course is whether these tools require the path-walk API,
> or whether they could be built on top of existing functionality. But if
> there are good reasons why the existing functionality is insufficient
> then I'd be all for having the path-walk API, even if it doesn't help us
> with repo size reductions as we initially thought.

Is the implied statement that we didn't quite see sufficient rationale to convince ourselves that a new path-walk machinery is needed?

Thanks.

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