Re: Add an empty directory?

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> On Sat, 13 Aug 2005, Carl Baldwin wrote:
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> > The bottom line is that I don't really see many situations where it is
> > absolutely necessary but it is a convenience.  Not supporting it may
> > seem like an artificial limit that really didn't need to be there.
> 
> Well, there is an argument for not supporting it, namely that the way 
> patches work, traditionally a directory that became empty is deleted 
> (because patches have no way of saying "remove directory" or "create 
> directory").
> 
> So a system where the existence of a directory flows from the existence of 
> the files within the directory will automatically always do the right 
> thing with patches floating around.

> Which is a big deal for me, since most of the kernel development still 
> ends up being done with patches. Yes, we merge things with git, but a lot 
> of the development is about passing patches around for review and 
> commentary.
> 
> And the thing is, you can always create the directory in your workspace. 
> Git won't care, and won't know about it, but there's really no downside to 
> it. 
> 
> 			Linus
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