Re: [PATCH v9 3/8] add line number and file name info to `config_set`

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Matthieu Moy <Matthieu.Moy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Ramsay Jones <ramsay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> ...
>>> diff --git a/cache.h b/cache.h
>>> ...
>>> +struct key_value_info {
>>> +	const char *filename;
>>> +	int linenr;
>>> +};
>>> +
>>
>> I haven't checked, but does this series now include a user for
>> this struct outside of config.c? If not, then I think it would
>> be better to leave the declaration in config.c until it is needed.
>> (To make it easier to see if it is necessary in the context of the
>> patch which will make use of it).
>
> I disagree: this patch series is essentially about introducing a new
> API, and this struct declaration is part of the API.

Hmm, is it?  How would the customer of the API use it?  die_config
and friends may internally use the information recorded using the
structure, but I had an impression that it is an implementation
detail that does not need to be exposed to the customers of the API.
Am I mistaken?

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