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Re: [RFC/PATCH 4/4] Disallow working directory commands in a bare repository.

From
Theodore Tso <tytso@mit.edu>
Date
Dec 31, 2006, 12:49 UTC
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<20061231124921.GA14286@thunk.org>
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On Sun, Dec 31, 2006 at 12:01:01AM -0800, Junio C Hamano wrote:
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> > Why not just tell these users to setup the working directories with
> > local .git directories and not use GIT_DIR?
> 
> suggest that we might want to bite the bullet and declare that
> these things are not supported anymore in v1.5.0.

While we're talking about potentially deprecating GIT_DIR for users, out of curiosity, what valid workflows would cause users to want to use GIT_INDEX_FILE and GIT_OBJECT_DIRECTORY? Seems like they would cause more confusion and support problems than anything else. 

						- Ted
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Message 14 of 17 in “Replace "GIT_DIR" with GIT_DIR_ENVIRONMENT.”
  1. 2/4 Replace "GIT_DIR" with GIT_DIR_ENVIRONMENT.Shawn O. Pearce, Dec 31, 2006
  2. 3/4 Automatically detect a bare git repository.Shawn O. Pearce, Dec 31, 2006
  3. Junio C HamanoDec 31, 2006
  4. Shawn PearceDec 31, 2006
  5. Junio C HamanoDec 31, 2006
  6. Theodore TsoDec 31, 2006
  7. Shawn O. PearceJan 1, 2007
  8. Martin WaitzDec 31, 2006
  9. Shawn O. PearceJan 1, 2007
  10. 4/4 Disallow working directory commands in a bare repository.Shawn O. Pearce, Dec 31, 2006
  11. Junio C HamanoDec 31, 2006
  12. Shawn O. PearceDec 31, 2006
  13. Junio C HamanoDec 31, 2006
  14. Theodore TsoDec 31, 2006
  15. Johannes SchindelinDec 31, 2006
  16. Junio C HamanoDec 31, 2006
  17. Johannes SchindelinJan 2, 2007

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