On Wed, Jul 23, 2025 at 12:31:26PM -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote:
> diff --git a/Documentation/CodingGuidelines b/Documentation/CodingGuidelines
> index c1046abfb7..0776d15a95 100644
> --- a/Documentation/CodingGuidelines
> +++ b/Documentation/CodingGuidelines
> @@ -298,6 +298,14 @@ For C programs:
> . since late 2021 with 44ba10d6, we have had variables declared in
> the for loop "for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++)".
>
> + C99 features we have test balloons for:
> +
> + . since late 2024 with v2.48.0-rc0~20, we have test balloons for
> + compound literal syntax, e.g., (struct foo){ .member = value };
> + our hope is that no platforms we care about have trouble using
> + them, and officially adopt its wider use in mid 2026. Do not add
> + more use of the syntax until that happens.
Nice. I like that we now have an explicit deadline for people to
complain about this feature not being supported on their platform.
So this looks good to me, thanks!
Patrick
