From: Horst von Brand <vonbrand@inf.utfsm.cl>
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2005 00:26:10 GMT
Subject: Re: [RFC] GIT Repository Annotation Convention
Message-ID: <200509120026.j8C0QAxo013225@inti.inf.utfsm.cl>
In-Reply-To: <gitzilla@gmail.com>

A Large Angry SCM <gitzilla@gmail.com> wrote:
> Matthias Urlichs wrote:
> > Hi, A Large Angry SCM wrote:
> >
> >>Think about a directory containing directories "foo" and "foo.txt":
> >>
> > Can you tell us why you're using extensions in the first place?
> > I propose using no extensions whatsoever: simply mirror the refs/
> > tree.

> The extensions allow the annotation of directories as well as
> files. That's something that can't be done if extensions are not used.

OTOH, for git directories are only there to organize files, they have no
independent existence.
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