Re: [PATCH] build: get rid of the notion of a git library

From: Ramkumar Ramachandra <artagnon@gmail.com>
To: Felipe Contreras <felipe.contreras@gmail.com>
Cc: git@vger.kernel.org, Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>,
	Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>, Jeff King <peff@peff.net>,
	Duy Nguyen <pclouds@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] build: get rid of the notion of a git library
Date: Sun, 9 Jun 2013 20:26:32 +0530	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <CALkWK0=7PRndNc7XQ-PCPbVCp9vck909bA561JhQG6uXXj1n4g@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAMP44s0cozMsTo7KQAjnqkqmvMwMw9D3SZrVxg48MOXkH9UQJQ@mail.gmail.com>

Felipe Contreras wrote:
> The plan is simple; make libgit.a a proper library, starting by
> clarifying what goes into libgit.a, and what doesn't. If there's any
> hopes of ever having a public library, it's clear what code doesn't
> belong in libgit.a; code that is meant for builtins, that code belongs
> in builtins/lib.a, or similar.
>
> Give this a try:
>
> --- a/sequencer.c
> +++ b/sequencer.c
>
> libgit.a(sequencer.o): In function `copy_notes':
> /home/felipec/dev/git/sequencer.c:110: undefined reference to
> `init_copy_notes_for_rewrite'
> /home/felipec/dev/git/sequencer.c:114: undefined reference to
> `finish_copy_notes_for_rewrite'

This is a good example: yes, I'm convinced that the code does need to
be reorganized.  Please resend your {sequencer.c ->
builtin/sequencer.c} patch with this example as the rationale, and
let's work towards improving libgit.a.