From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2024 20:07:01 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] use C99 declaration of variable in for() loop
Message-ID: <xmqqmss1pk4a.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To: <CA+EOSBktLGnzi+DjOTVv9_cVNsM_fjEKiF9kWnaYrGtvGJ-Kdg@mail.gmail.com>

Elia Pinto <gitter.spiros@gmail.com> writes:

> Thank you for your reply. I can understand that, clearly. However,
> this means that extensive code
> refactoring contributions are never welcome. I am not saying this is a
> problem, but just an observation.

Such changes can happen and have happened when the benefit of such
code churn outweighs the cost of reviewing *and* cost of updating or
adjusting in-flight topics that may already or may not yet be in my
tree.  Coccinelle-driven patches that can be mechanically reproduced
and whose validity can be trusted can be one way to reduce the review
and maintenance cost for such a tree-wide change.