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Jeff King <peff@peff.net> writes:

> It was mostly meant as a proof-of-concept to see where the time was
> going, and what was possible. It _could_ be used as a stop-gap while
> improving the general performance, but it's gross enough that it's
> probably not a good idea (it's increased maintenance, but also it
> dis-incentivizes fixing the real problems).

Thanks.  I have to agree with the assessment.