Re: [GSOC PATCH 1/2] environment: remove the global variable 'merge_log_config'

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Jul 29, 2025, 17:53 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqqbjp2q3wo.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To: <CAE7as+ZwiMENJDd6rjnF6w9tt_mJ=Kzf-t9U6VxAKmCdacOgbg@mail.gmail.com>

Ayush Chandekar <ayu.chandekar@gmail.com> writes:

> I will mention this in the commit message, but do you think this
> behaviour is fine?

I cannot answer that one immediately after saying that I do not know if this is a regression or an improvement.

If you still pushed me to answer it immediately, you'd get my default position, a conservative "any changes in behaviour caused by an internal code clean-up is bad and is a serious regression" ;-).

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