Re: ag/merge-strategies-in-c, was Re: What's cooking in git.git (Mar 2021, #07; Mon, 22)

> Hi Junio,
>
> On Mon, 22 Mar 2021, Junio C Hamano wrote:
>
>> * ag/merge-strategies-in-c (2021-03-17) 15 commits
>>  - sequencer: use the "octopus" merge strategy without forking
>>  - sequencer: use the "resolve" strategy without forking
>>  - merge: use the "octopus" strategy without forking
>>  - merge: use the "resolve" strategy without forking
>>  - merge-octopus: rewrite in C
>>  - merge-recursive: move better_branch_name() to merge.c
>>  - merge-resolve: rewrite in C
>>  - merge-one-file: rewrite in C
>>  - update-index: move add_cacheinfo() to read-cache.c
>>  - merge-index: add a new way to invoke `git-merge-one-file'
>>  - merge-index: drop the index
>>  - merge-index: libify merge_one_path() and merge_all()
>>  - t6060: add tests for removed files
>>  - t6060: modify multiple files to expose a possible issue with merge-index
>>  - t6407: modernise tests
>>
>>  The resolve and octopus merge strategy backends have been rewritten
>>  in C.
>>
>>  Ready?
>
> I set aside some time to review this, and based on my suggestions, Alban
> seems to be preparing one (final?) iteration. See e.g.
> <b9d48a96-7e76-8a83-4ca2-c47fca326123@gmail.com>