vk [off-list ref] writes:

Hello!

Hello all,

I'm Vk and I work as a software engineer. I am interested in
contributing to git repository. Apologies for the late start as I only
stumbled upon GSoC recently and git project interested me as I use it
everyday at work and it would be meaningful for me to contribute to it.
Even if I am not chosen, it will be great if I can start learning to
contribute to git open source.

For the microproject, I have looked into the lists for 2024 and it seems
that all the projects have been taken except for `Replace a
run_command*() call by direct calls to C functions`. However, it seems
that the issue has been solved. The command I ran to search throughout
the repo is `git grep 'run_command*('` and the search result returns
run_command functions which I assume are essential.

When I ran the same, I saw around 135 results. Are you saying that
they're all essential?

For e.g. In `builtin/gc.c:maintenance_task_pack_refs`, shouldn't you be
able to replace the `run_command`?

If there is any low hanging fruits that you can suggest to me for the
microproject, that will be great. I will also be searching throughout
the mailing list to see if there are any potential microproject to work
on.

Best Regards,
Vk

I also see the other microprojects are still applicable, since most of
them have multiple occurrences throughout the code.

Wish you the best.
- Karthik