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Re: [GSOC PATCH v2 0/2] mailmap: reduce global state

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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Feb 20, 2026, 16:16 UTC
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Burak Kaan Karaçay <bkkaracay@gmail.com> writes:
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> This patch series aims to reduce the global variable dependency of the
> mailmap subsystem:
>
>   - Patch 1 eliminates the implicit 'the_repository' dependency in the
>     'read_mailmap' and 'read_mailmap_blob' functions by adding a
>     'struct repository' parameter.
>
>   - Patch 2 removes the 'git_mailmap_file' and 'git_mailmap_blob' global
>     variables, shifting to on-demand configuration reading via the config
>     set helpers and using local variables.
>     
> Changes in v2:
>   - Forward declare 'struct repository' in mailmap.h
>   - Fix whitespace problems
Thanks for a quick reroll.  Looking very good.
Will queue.
Previous: Burak Kaan Karaçay
Message 9 of 9 in “mailmap: reduce global state”
  1. 0/2 mailmap: reduce global stateBurak Kaan Karaçay, Feb 19, 2026
  2. 1/2 mailmap: stop using the_repositoryBurak Kaan Karaçay, Feb 19, 2026
  3. 2/2 mailmap: drop global config variablesBurak Kaan Karaçay, Feb 19, 2026
  4. Junio C HamanoFeb 19, 2026
  5. Junio C HamanoFeb 19, 2026
  6. 0/2 mailmap: reduce global stateBurak Kaan Karaçay, Feb 20, 2026
  7. 1/2 mailmap: stop using the_repositoryBurak Kaan Karaçay, Feb 20, 2026
  8. 2/2 mailmap: drop global config variablesBurak Kaan Karaçay, Feb 20, 2026
  9. Junio C HamanoFeb 20, 2026

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