Re: bc/require-c99 + jc/c99-var-decl-in-for-loop

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Nov 29, 2021, 02:29 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqqh7bv4rtw.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To: <211126.86czmnhwu4.gmgdl@evledraar.gmail.com>

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

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> On Wed, Nov 24 2021, Junio C Hamano wrote:
>
>> * bc/require-c99 (2021-11-18) 1 commit
>>  . git-compat-util: add a test balloon for C99 support
>>
>>  Weather balloon to break people with compilers that do not support
>>  C99.
>
> It would be nice if they'd upgrade, but maybe breaking those people is
> going a bit far :)

You cannot tell who if anybody is not ready without a small piece of change, which is very easy to revert locally, that would break them hard. If you look at the patch in question, especially if you pay attention to what message it gives those who are not ready when it happens, I would think you agree with the patch thta it is not going too far.