From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Tue, 01 Sep 2026 17:32:44 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 3/3] core: convert build-time USE_NSEC into runtime core.useNanosec
Message-ID: <xmqqpkywswqr.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To: <CALnO6CBKWpmTZW+Z74JsTQvr864vFsvwvRJeKAu3LfXZJK-1Yg@mail.gmail.com>

"D. Ben Knoble" <ben.knoble@gmail.com> writes:

> On Tue, Sep 1, 2026 at 12:35 AM Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:
>>
>> "D. Ben Knoble" <ben.knoble@gmail.com> writes:
>>
>> > +core.useNanosec::
>> > +     If true, use nanosecond precision for ctime and mtime
>> > +     comparisions between the index and the working tree (if Git
>>
>> comparisions?
>>
>> > +     was compiled to respect this option).
>> > +     This is unsafe on some platforms;
>> > +     see link:technical/racy-git.html[Racy Git]. False by default.
>
> Ouch, good eyes. Obviously should be "comparisons"---I've amended
> locally but will hold onto the new version for a bit.
>
> As this topic is not in next yet, I presume that sending a new version
> with the typofix is the correct thing to do. I'll wait a while today
> to see if any other comments trickle in.

Yeah, and in the meantime I'll locallly amend what I have.  If we do
not hear any other issues in a few days perhaps we can do without
the final reroll that way.

Thanks.