[plorkyeran]

Mostly unrelated to the topic, but I'm always amused by things like "teach ce_compare_gitlink() about OBJ_LINK". I've never seen any other project that anthropomorphizes the code like that, and I sort of like how it makes the resulting changelog read.

[davvid]

I've never seen any other project that anthropomorphizes the code like that

Git's SubmittingPatches document says to use an imperative tone in commit messages. That's why it reads the way it does.