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Re: [Census] So who uses git?

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Feb 1, 2006, 21:27 UTC
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> Inodes are either uselessor dangerous  in cygwin (hash of an
> absolute pathname on FAT). They may not even change after rm+touch.

Yes, I just looked it up and found that out. I was hoping they used first block number like many Linux FSes have tried, in which case it would have worked, but if it's a hash of the path name, it's guaranteed not to change.

And Linus' point is excellent, too: this feature is also useful for automated systems (like git-applypatch) that can be assumed to never forget to warn git ahead of time.

Previous: Alex Riesen
Message 5 of 5 in “Re: [Census] So who uses git?”
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  2. Junio C HamanoFeb 1, 2006
  3. Linus TorvaldsFeb 1, 2006
  4. Alex RiesenFeb 1, 2006
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