Re: [PATCH v2] strbuf doc: reuse after strbuf_release is fine

On Tue, Oct 03, 2017 at 07:39:54PM -0700, Jonathan Nieder wrote: > > I think it's actually OK to use the string buffer after this function. > > It's just an empty string. > > > > Perhaps we should be more explicit: this releases any resources and > > resets to a pristine, empty state. I suspect

Re: [PATCH v2] strbuf doc: reuse after strbuf_release is fine

Jonathan Nieder writes: > strbuf_release leaves the strbuf in a valid, initialized state, so > there is no need to call strbuf_init after it. > > Moreover, this is not likely to change in the future: strbuf_release > leaving the strbuf in a valid state has been easy to

[PATCH v2] strbuf doc: reuse after strbuf_release is fine

strbuf_release leaves the strbuf in a valid, initialized state, so there is no need to call strbuf_init after it. Moreover, this is not likely to change in the future: strbuf_release leaving the strbuf in a valid state has been easy to maintain and has been very helpful for Git's robustness and