Re: js/gcc-8-and-9, was Re: What's cooking in git.git (Jun 2019, #04; Fri, 14)

[Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>]

Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> writes:

> Hi Junio,
>
> On Fri, 14 Jun 2019, Junio C Hamano wrote:
>
>> * js/gcc-8-and-9 (2019-06-13) 4 commits
>>  - config: avoid calling `labs()` on too-large data type
>>  - winansi: simplify loading the GetCurrentConsoleFontEx() function
>>  - kwset: allow building with GCC 8
>>  - poll (mingw): allow compiling with GCC 8 and DEVELOPER=1
>>
>>  Code clean-up for new compilers.
>>
>>  The 'kwset' one may want to be discussed a bit longer.  Perhaps
>>  merge the other three earlier to 'next' and then to 'master'
>>  separately?
>
> Or just take the kwset one with an adjusted commit message because it may
> turn out that the kwset update will be blocked for a while because of
> licensing issues?

Sorry, but I do not understand why you'd want to "take" one that you
suspect may be blocked for a while.  I'd rather see us unblock the
other ones that are unproblematic, without taking them hostage,
which was what I meant.