Re: SHA256 support not experimental, or?

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On 2023-06-28 at 16:28:28, Adam Majer wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> Is sha256 still considered experimental or can it be assumed to be stable?
> 
> The usecase here is we are planning on moving to sha256 repositories mostly
> due to integrity guarantees, hypothetical or otherwise. What is important is
> not the initial interop challenges with sha1 repos, but whether the on-disk
> format will remain compatible with future versions of git. At minimum, the
> on-disk format would be converted by some future version(s) of git into
> another one and not be an end-of-the-road because it was "experimental"
> where dataloss is an implied risk.

I have no intention of changing things at this point.  I think it should
be viewed as stable by now, and I'd support this patch, although to get
it picked up it will need a commit message and a sign-off.
-- 
brian m. carlson (he/him or they/them)
Toronto, Ontario, CA

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