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From:   Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
To:     Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de>
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In-Reply-To: <nycvar.QRO.7.76.6.2010151346060.56@tvgsbejvaqbjf.bet> (Johannes
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Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> writes:

> Hi Junio,
>
> On Tue, 13 Oct 2020, Junio C Hamano wrote:
>
>> Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> writes:
>>
>> > Somewhat related: I was wondering whether it would make sense for git.git
>> > to rename `strbuf` to `git_buf`? Would that make it easier to exchange
>> > code between the two projects? Or would it just be unnecessary churn?
>>
>> To us, "git_buf" is just as descriptive as "buf" and does not say
>> anything about the nature of 'buf' (other than apparently it was
>> invented and widely used here).  "git_strbuf" I can understand, but
>> why should we?
>
> If it makes code sharing between git.git and libgit2 easier, why shouldn't
> we ;-)

I see no reasonably explanation why libgit2 is not the one who uses
"#define strbuf git_buf" to make "sharing easier", though.