Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > Stefan Beller <sbeller@xxxxxxxxxx> writes: > >> The helper function stayed unused for 3 years. A removal of that function > > I think it stayed unused for more than that before the previous > proposal to remove it was written (I do not bother going back to my > earlier message that identified which exact commit this was > introduced at). It has stayed that way for 3 more years since then. > >> was proposed before[1], but now time has proven we really do not need the >> function. >> >> [1] https://public-inbox.org/git/1421343725-3973-1-git-send-email-kuleshovmail@xxxxxxxxx/ >> Signed-off-by: Stefan Beller <sbeller@xxxxxxxxxx> > > I'll add a blank line before the sign-off. Is this an example that > our "where is the existing trailer?" code misbehaving? I am still curious about this one. In any case, I've reworded the above around "3 years". string-list: remove unused function print_string_list A removal of this helper function was proposed 3 years ago [1]; the function was never used since it was introduced in 2006 back then, and there is no new callers since. Now time has proven we really do not need the function. [1] https://public-inbox.org/git/1421343725-3973-1-git-send-email-kuleshovmail@xxxxxxxxx/ Signed-off-by: Stefan Beller <sbeller@xxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx> Thanks.