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Git Future Proofing

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MAMartin Atukunda <matlads@dsmagic.com>
Date
Nov 22, 2005, 00:28 UTC
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This patch series adds git repository future proofing to git.

It adds checks for core.repositoryformatversion at various points in the git architecture, and this is an overview of the patch series

Patch 1 adds GIT_REPO_VERSION and repository_format_version Patch 2 fixes init-db's template copy so that it handles copying a config file. Patch 3 adds support for re-reading gits env variables in certain cases Patch 4 adds the repo format version check for various major operation Patch 5 adds support for explictly specifying which config file to use Patch 6 fixes up init-db config copying so as to never copy anything newer.

comments and suggestions welcome.
- Martin -
Next: Martin Atukunda
Message 1 of 12 in “Git Future Proofing”
  1. Martin AtukundaNov 22, 2005
  2. 2/6 Make init-db check repo format version if copying a config file.Martin Atukunda, Nov 22, 2005
  3. 3/6 Make get_git_dir take a flag that makes it re-read the env. variablesMartin Atukunda, Nov 22, 2005
  4. 1/6 Add GIT_REPO_VERSION, and repository_format_versionMartin Atukunda, Nov 22, 2005
  5. 4/6 Add check_repo_format check for all major operations.Martin Atukunda, Nov 22, 2005
  6. Junio C HamanoNov 22, 2005
  7. Martin AtukundaNov 22, 2005
  8. Junio C HamanoNov 22, 2005
  9. Junio C HamanoNov 23, 2005
  10. 5/6 Allow Specification of the conf file to read for git_config operationsMartin Atukunda, Nov 22, 2005
  11. 6/6 Add check for downgrading of repo format version via init-dbMartin Atukunda, Nov 22, 2005
  12. Junio C HamanoNov 22, 2005

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