From: David Brown <git@davidb.org>
Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2008 01:06:20 GMT
Subject: Re: why still no empty directory support in git
Message-ID: <20081231010620.GA26997@linode.davidb.org>
In-Reply-To: <alpine.DEB.2.00.0812300346040.19911@vellum.laroia.net>

On Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 03:58:46AM -0500, Asheesh Laroia wrote:

> This is because git is removing these directories. There is a strict 
> incompatibility between git rmdir()ing empty directories behind my back and 
> Maildir systems.

So, would there be a hook that would run at all of the times git might
remove the directories, and the hook could just put them back if
missing?

The post-merge hook is certainly one place, but there are likely
others.  You might also want one in post-checkout, but I'm guessing
that switching branches is going to be less frequent in a maildir
directory.

David