Re: [PATCH v2 03/17] object-store: rename files to "odb.{c,h}"

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: May 14, 2025, 12:58 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqqikm3cprg.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To: <878qn0jonh.fsf@iotcl.com>

Toon Claes <toon@iotcl.com> writes:

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> Do we have plans to extract the object database subsystem into a
> subdirectory? With us adding multiple backends in the future, I can
> image us having a dozen files at some point. So since we're renaming,
> shall we prepare for that at once? Or will `odb.h` always be the root-level
> entry point for the object database, and only live backends live in
> `odb/` for example?

Just like refs.h and refs/ directory holding code to support files and reftable backends? I think that is what I've been assuming.

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