Re: [PATCH v4 01/15] scalar: create a rudimentary executable

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Sep 27, 2021, 20:32 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqqbl4dpxnc.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To: <8735pr2lcq.fsf@evledraar.gmail.com>

Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com> writes:

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> On Fri, Sep 24 2021, Junio C Hamano wrote:
>
>> Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com> writes:
>>
>>> ... the
>>> usage.c API, which is generally being phased out.
>>
>> That is news to me.  Any reason why you think so?
>
> Perhaps better phrased as "generally going unused where we're using
> parse-options.c", ...

Ah, if it was merely an observation of the general trend, then I agree. My reaction was primarily "Oh, why is somebody all of a sudden setting a project decision unilaterally, especially when even I do not do so very often myself? Did I miss recent discussion that resulted in an update to Documentation/ meant for developers?"

Thanks.

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