Re: [PATCH v3 0/2] environment: move ignore_case into repo_config_values

[Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>]

Tian Yuchen <cat@malon.dev> writes:

> On 6/22/26 04:16, Junio C Hamano wrote:
>> As the compat/ layer is not meant as a general purpose POSIX
>> emulation wrapper that is generally reusable to projects other than
>> us, if we have a knob settable by end users to affect behaviours of
>> lower layer in compat/, it is natural to make repo-settings
>> available to them.
>
> I see.
>
>> What is the perceived problem you have in mind, and what are your
>> proposed alternatives?
>
> Actually, my reason for showing this question wasn’t because I thought 
> there were any architectural problem, but because I felt that for a file 
> in compat/win32, which is more on the _downstream_ side (is that 
> correct?), we need to exercise extra caution and confirm with its 
> maintainer whether the changes are appropriate. That’s why I CC'd 
> Johannes Schindelin on this.
>
> Was that the right thing to do?

Yup, Dscho is the right person to decide on the design issues on
Windows build.