From 778d3b97b68fd06dc165986a79c1eba298374fdf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jeroen van Rijn <Kelimion@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2026 15:40:21 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Add comment to `odin root` about why there's no newline

Add comment to `odin root` about why there's no newline, and why we closed #6834 and #6871.

Future such pull requests will be closed without comment.
---
 src/main.cpp | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 3a72c2a9c..75640809e 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -3842,6 +3842,10 @@ int main(int arg_count, char const **arg_ptr) {
 			usage(args[0]);
 			return 1;
 		}
+		// NOTE(Jeroen): `odin root` omits it on purpose so that it can be used in scripts.
+		//               e.g. `ODIN_CORE="$(odin root)core"`.
+		//               Human convenience is not a consideration.
+		//               Further pull requests to a newline will be closed without comment.
 		gb_printf("%.*s", LIT(odin_root_dir()));
 		return 0;
 	} else if (command == "clear-cache") {