"Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > Note: While the Git maintainer has stated a strong preference to introduce > regression tests in the same patch that fixes the corresponding regression, > this patch series starts with a stand-alone patch that demonstrates a > problematic scenario via a new test_expect_failure test case. It is fine, especially to show existing/old bugs that need extensive explanation. > This patch series is based on maint-2.37, the oldest maintenance branch it > applies without merge conflicts. When merging with next, there are only > trivial conflicts in unpack-trees.c due to en/dir-api-cleanup where > o->result is now o->internal.result. Thanks for digging into old and important case. Maintenance of the index data structure is a crucial part of the health of the system.
