linux-kernel - Re: [ANNOUNCE] Git v2.27.0-rc2

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Date:   Thu, 28 May 2020 18:24:45 +0530
From:   Kaartic Sivaraam <kaartic.sivaraam@...il.com>
To:     Junio C Hamano <gitster@...ox.com>
CC:     git@...r.kernel.org, Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        git-packagers@...glegroups.com
Subject: Re: [ANNOUNCE] Git v2.27.0-rc2



On 27 May 2020 22:17:01 GMT+05:30, Junio C Hamano <gitster@...ox.com> wrote:
>Kaartic Sivaraam <kaartic.sivaraam@...il.com> writes:
>
>> Hi Junio,
>>
>> On 27-05-2020 00:17, Junio C Hamano wrote:
>>> Shourya Shukla (4):
>>>        submodule--helper.c: Rename 'cb_foreach' to 'foreach_cb'
>>>        gitfaq: files in .gitignore are tracked
>>>        gitfaq: fetching and pulling a repository
>>>        submodule: port subcommand 'set-url' from shell to C
>>
>> This is the only place where the `set-url` conversion from Shell to C
>> is mentioned. I wonder if it's enough or if it needs a little bit
>more
>> attention may be in the "Performance, Internal Implementation,
>> Development Support etc." as it is a conversion of a submodule
>> sub-command?
>
>I'm not sure if it is worth the bits.  It may matter _only_ if/when
>new implementaiton of set-url hurts the end-users by being buggy ;-)

OK. That makes sense. The converted version has gone through reviews and presumably it does pass our CI test cases. I think I was just trying to overcautious to ensure we're not bitten by a worst case scenario wherein a bug slipped through the reviews and the tests. I believe it's pretty unlikely, though :-)

-- 
Sivaraam

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