Re: [Newcomer] Question about inconsistencies in MyFirstContribution.adoc
From: Shreyansh Paliwal <hidden>
Date: 2026-02-04 11:13:53
Hi everyone, Newcomer here, while going through the MyFirstContribution.adoc I noticed some small inconsistencies , which might not be a problem to anyone really, but since I was doubtful I am writing here.quoted
Add a line to #include "config.h" and #include"repository.h". Then, add the following bits to the function body: function bodyAnd then the tutorial uses `git_default_config` , which I am assuming used to be in `config.h` but now it's in `environment.h`.
Yes this is a valid inconsistency, but this is fixed in a recent patch [1]. It is currently in the next branch.
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There are a number of single-key lookup functions like this one; you can see them all (and more info about how to use repo_config()) in Documentation/technical/api-config.adocBut There is no api-config.adoc in ./Documentation/technical I couldn't find any other place where the repo_config() was explained , Inside the Documentation folder it has been mentioned in 4 files - MyFirstContribution.adoc : excluding this - MyFirstObjectWalk.adoc : excluding this as well - user-manual.adoc : used to explain what `builtin/cat-file.c` was doing - 2.50.0.adoc : is about a release ? So I assume the thing that the tutorial refers to is currently not present ? While writing this mail , I checked two previous Patch mails: One was about a patch by Arnav Kapoor ( https://lore.kernel.org/git/pull.1972.git.git.1748005233977.gitgitgadget@gmail.com/ (local) ) another one was probably about rejecting this patch ? And then From this ( https://lore.kernel.org/git/xmqq8qmso59i.fsf@gitster.g/#t (local) ) I am assuming repo-config used to be called git-config , but a search on git-config shows up too many matches , and I think i should stop here and ask for advice.
Actually the documentation for repo_config was shifted to config.h, to make it easier, see patch [2]. You can replace 'Documentation/technical/api-config.adoc' with 'config.h'.
I believe this won't count as a microproject for gsoc , but nonetheless, it may or may not help newcomers. Is this a possible patch ?
Every change, even if it is a small documentation change is an improvement, but I would suggest apart from this doc change you can look into [3] for some more microproject ideas. Best, Shreyansh [1]- https://lore.kernel.org/git/20260112195625.391821-1-shreyanshpaliwalcmsmn@gmail.com/ (local) [2]- https://github.com/git/git/commit/6c96630cb0900446f7069f64d3d58bac539c0a58 [3]- https://git.github.io/SoC-2025-Microprojects/