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hmm, can't we give the "root" a parent?

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KSKay Sievers <kay.sievers@vrfy.org>
Date
Sep 12, 2005, 18:11 UTC
Message-ID
<20050912181101.GA22221@vrfy.org>
Can't we teach the git tools that a "root commit" (one without a any
parent) is not visible as a "root", if let's say:
  .git/parents/<root-commit-id> -> <fake-parent-id>

does connect a "fake" parent to the "root"? This way we could add any older Linux history to the current tree. Combined with "alternates" it could live in a complete different repository too.

Thanks, Kay

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