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Re: [PATCH RFC 2/2] Move libgit.a sources into separate "lib/" directory

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Apr 17, 2026, 21:18 UTC
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"brian m. carlson" <sandals@crustytoothpaste.net> writes:
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> On 2026-04-16 at 13:24:31, Patrick Steinhardt wrote:
>> Introduce a new "lib/" directory and move all of our sources for
>> "libgit.a" into it to fix these issues. It makes the split we have
>> evident and reduces the number of files in our top-level tree from 550
>> files to ~80 files.
>> 
>> This is still a lot of files, but it's significantly easier to navigate
>> already. Furthermore, we can further iterate after this step and think
>> about introducing a better structure for remaining files, as well.
>
> I have not reviewed the details of the patch in general, but I think
> this is generally a good idea.  Most projects in non-C languages put
> files into some sort of directory structure which seems to help
> organization and discovery, so I think this would be useful here as
> well.

I do not mind a move to thin the set of regular files out of the top-level directory. I have forever been annoyed by my buil<TAB> no longer complete to builtin (anticipating either .h or /) and it would be nice if build.rs is renamed away, or builtin{.h,/} are moved away, to restore the convenience of tab completion back.

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Message 6 of 32 in “Move libgit.a sources into separate "lib/" directory”
  1. 0/2 Move libgit.a sources into separate "lib/" directoryPatrick Steinhardt, Apr 16, 2026
  2. 1/2 t/helper: prepare "test-example-tap.c" for introduction of "lib/"Patrick Steinhardt, Apr 16, 2026
  3. 2/2 Move libgit.a sources into separate "lib/" directoryPatrick Steinhardt, Apr 16, 2026
  4. Elijah NewrenApr 17, 2026
  5. brian m. carlsonApr 17, 2026
  6. Junio C HamanoApr 17, 2026
  7. brian m. carlsonApr 17, 2026
  8. Patrick SteinhardtApr 20, 2026
  9. Phillip WoodApr 19, 2026
  10. Patrick SteinhardtApr 20, 2026
  11. Derrick StoleeApr 20, 2026
  12. Patrick SteinhardtApr 21, 2026
  13. Derrick StoleeApr 21, 2026
  14. Patrick SteinhardtApr 22, 2026
  15. 0/2 Move libgit.a sources into separate "lib/" directoryPatrick Steinhardt, Jun 22, 2026
  16. 1/2 t/helper: prepare "test-example-tap.c" for introduction of "lib/"Patrick Steinhardt, Jun 22, 2026
  17. 2/2 Move libgit.a sources into separate "lib/" directoryPatrick Steinhardt, Jun 22, 2026
  18. Junio C HamanoJun 22, 2026
  19. Patrick SteinhardtJun 24, 2026
  20. Oswald BuddenhagenJun 24, 2026
  21. Johannes SchindelinJun 26, 2026
  22. Junio C HamanoJun 26, 2026
  23. Patrick SteinhardtJul 1, 2026
  24. SZEDER GáborJun 27, 2026
  25. Patrick SteinhardtJul 1, 2026
  26. Phillip WoodJul 1, 2026
  27. Junio C HamanoJul 1, 2026
  28. Patrick SteinhardtJul 2, 2026
  29. Kaartic SivaraamJul 6, 2026
  30. 0/2 Move libgit.a sources into separate "lib/" directoryPatrick Steinhardt, Jul 13, 2026
  31. 1/2 t/helper: prepare "test-example-tap.c" for introduction of "lib/"Patrick Steinhardt, Jul 13, 2026
  32. 2/2 Move libgit.a sources into separate "lib/" directoryPatrick Steinhardt, Jul 13, 2026

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