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Re: Subprojects tasks

From
JWJosef Weidendorfer <josef.weidendorfer@gmx.de>
Date
Dec 17, 2006, 00:08 UTC
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<200612170108.04033.Josef.Weidendorfer@gmx.de>
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<200612170015.24162.jnareb@gmail.com>
On Sunday 17 December 2006 00:15, Jakub Narebski wrote:
> > I still don't get the advantage of a .gitlink file over an ordinary
> > repository with alternates or a symlink.

Forgot one thing: To separate the repository files from a checkout, a symlink is not enough, as you lose the linkage when you move the checkout or the repository; you could use an absolute symlink target, but that also has inconveniences.

So you want some kind of smart linking. And this is another important part of the .gitlink file proposal.

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Message 16 of 24 in “Subprojects tasks”
  1. Junio C HamanoDec 16, 2006
  2. Jakub NarebskiDec 16, 2006
  3. Martin WaitzDec 16, 2006
  4. Jakub NarebskiDec 16, 2006
  5. Josef WeidendorferDec 17, 2006
  6. Martin WaitzDec 17, 2006
  7. Jakub NarebskiDec 17, 2006
  8. Martin WaitzDec 17, 2006
  9. Jakub NarebskiDec 17, 2006
  10. Martin WaitzDec 17, 2006
  11. Josef WeidendorferDec 17, 2006
  12. Martin WaitzDec 18, 2006
  13. Josef WeidendorferDec 17, 2006
  14. Martin WaitzDec 18, 2006
  15. Josef WeidendorferDec 18, 2006
  16. Josef WeidendorferDec 17, 2006
  17. Sven VerdoolaegeDec 16, 2006
  18. Junio C HamanoDec 16, 2006
  19. Martin WaitzDec 16, 2006
  20. Sven VerdoolaegeDec 16, 2006
  21. Josef WeidendorferDec 17, 2006
  22. Alan ChandlerDec 17, 2006
  23. Jakub NarebskiDec 17, 2006
  24. Martin WaitzDec 17, 2006

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