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Re: [PATCH 0/4] Pulling refs files

From
Petr Baudis <pasky@ucw.cz>
Date
May 13, 2005, 22:19 UTC
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<20050513221935.GC32232@pasky.ji.cz>
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<Pine.LNX.4.21.0505130245260.30848-100000@iabervon.org>

Dear diary, on Fri, May 13, 2005 at 08:49:25AM CEST, I got a letter where Daniel Barkalow <barkalow@iabervon.org> told me that...

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> This series makes the following changes:
> 
>  1: Adds support for having the C code know about the general existance of
>     .git/refs, and functions for writing these files.
>  2: Adds support in the generic pull code for fetching refs (and dummy
>     implementations).
>  3: Adds support in the HTTP pull code for fetching refs
>  4: Adds support in the rsh pull code for fetching refs; this requires
>     changes to the protocol. These changes should be sufficient to support
>     any future extension, however.

Hmm, I've honestly expected something different - a generic way to specify any file in the repository to be pulled along, instead of a introducing refs awareness at this level of git. What would be the advantages of that approach against just specifying list of other files to pull along?

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				Petr "Pasky" Baudis
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Message 9 of 23 in “Pulling refs files”
  1. 0/4 Pulling refs filesDaniel Barkalow, May 13, 2005
  2. 1/4 Support for refs directoryDaniel Barkalow, May 13, 2005
  3. 2/4 Generic support for pulling refsDaniel Barkalow, May 13, 2005
  4. 3/4 Pull refs by HTTPDaniel Barkalow, May 13, 2005
  5. Edgar ToernigMay 13, 2005
  6. 4/4 Pulling refs by sshDaniel Barkalow, May 13, 2005
  7. H. Peter AnvinMay 13, 2005
  8. Daniel BarkalowMay 15, 2005
  9. Petr BaudisMay 13, 2005
  10. Daniel BarkalowMay 13, 2005
  11. Petr BaudisMay 13, 2005
  12. Daniel BarkalowMay 15, 2005
  13. Petr BaudisMay 17, 2005
  14. Daniel BarkalowMay 17, 2005
  15. Petr BaudisMay 17, 2005
  16. Daniel BarkalowMay 17, 2005
  17. Petr BaudisMay 18, 2005
  18. Daniel BarkalowMay 19, 2005
  19. Petr BaudisMay 19, 2005
  20. Daniel BarkalowMay 19, 2005
  21. Junio C HamanoMay 15, 2005
  22. Daniel BarkalowMay 15, 2005
  23. Junio C HamanoMay 16, 2005

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