Re: [PATCH v2 0/6] Makefile: add {program,xdiff,test,git}-objs & objects targets

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Feb 4, 2021, 17:49 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqqo8gz910s.fsf@gitster.c.googlers.com>
In-Reply-To: <YBuc5iOCCHk4fPqs@coredump.intra.peff.net>

Jeff King <peff@peff.net> writes:

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> On Tue, Feb 02, 2021 at 05:11:47PM -0800, Junio C Hamano wrote:
>
>> I do not see much point in the goal, not quite.  You can do "make
>> git.o" and "make git" and you do not have to build unrelated things.
>> ...
> I do like the cleanups earlier in the series (I have mixed feelings on
> the first patch, though; see my comments there).

Sorry that I forgot to say so, but even though I do not see much point in the stated goal, I do not mind the clean-up changes in the earlier parts of the series. I just didn't see much value in doing so, as a way to get to git.o (or "objects") target.

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