# [PATCH] version: stop using the_repository 2 messages from 2026-02-08 to 2026-02-09. Participants: René Scharfe, Patrick Steinhardt. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/64950 ## René Scharfe, 2026-02-08 17:01 Subject: [PATCH] version: stop using the_repository Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/afccdc3a-8672-49a7-b260-e77e617d8976%40web.de ``` Actually it has never been used in version.c since cf7ee481902 (agent: advertise OS name via agent capability, 2025-02-15) added the dependency macro. Remove it, along with the also unused struct declaration. Signed-off-by: René Scharfe --- version.c | 2 -- version.h | 2 -- 2 files changed, 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/version.c b/version.c index 279269cc50..21ec7c0fbe 100644 --- a/version.c +++ b/version.c @@ -1,5 +1,3 @@ -#define USE_THE_REPOSITORY_VARIABLE - #include "git-compat-util.h" #include "version.h" #include "strbuf.h" diff --git a/version.h b/version.h index bbde6d371a..7d502dcee0 100644 --- a/version.h +++ b/version.h @@ -1,8 +1,6 @@ #ifndef VERSION_H #define VERSION_H -struct repository; - extern const char git_version_string[]; extern const char git_built_from_commit_string[]; -- 2.52.0 ``` ## Patrick Steinhardt, 2026-02-09 09:24 Subject: Re: [PATCH] version: stop using the_repository Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/aYmnwcFFmbjE5UPe%40pks.im In-Reply-To: ``` On Sun, Feb 08, 2026 at 06:01:24PM +0100, René Scharfe wrote: > Actually it has never been used in version.c since cf7ee481902 (agent: > advertise OS name via agent capability, 2025-02-15) added the dependency > macro. Remove it, along with the also unused struct declaration. Quite straight forward, looks good to me. Thanks! Patrick ```