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Re: On git 1.6 (novice's opinion)

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H.Merijn Brand <h.m.brand@xs4all.nl>
Date
Mar 27, 2009, 08:05 UTC
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On Fri, 27 Mar 2009 08:21:36 +0100, "Ulrich Windl" <ulrich.windl@rz.uni-regensburg.de> wrote:

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> What I'd like to see in git (My apologies if some were already discussed to 
> death):
> 
> 1) The ability to use the file's time at the time of add/commit instead of
>    the current time, and the ability tho check outfiles with the times stored
>    in the repository.
> 
> 2) Keyword substitution. I know it's controverse (dealing with binary files),
>    but I'd like to have some automatic version numbering keyword at least:
>    Initial idea is that every commit with a change increments the number by
>    one, and when merging numbers a and b, the resulting number is max(a, b) + 1.

impossible. Even with checkin- and checkout hooks, you won't get that SCCS behaviour. They have to be better in something too :) /me still misses that but got used to it

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> 3) "git undo": If possible undo the effects of the last command.
> 
> Following are some random remarks from a first-time git user, regarding the 
> buld/install:
> 
> Notes on building git-1.6.1.3 on openSUSE 11.0:
> There is no "asciidoc"; the INSTALL should be more verbose on special
> requirements (i.e. additional packages needed, and where to get them).
# zypper in asciidoc libcurl-devel

(yes, 'make install-man' should stop soon after detecting asciidoc is not installed

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  1. Ulrich WindlMar 27, 2009
  2. H.Merijn BrandMar 27, 2009
  3. Ulrich WindlMar 27, 2009
  4. Etienne Vallette d'OsiaMar 27, 2009
  5. Etienne Vallette d'OsiaMar 27, 2009
  6. Dmitry PotapovMar 27, 2009
  7. Ulrich WindlMar 27, 2009
  8. Matthieu MoyMar 27, 2009
  9. Etienne Vallette d'OsiaMar 27, 2009
  10. Ulrich WindlApr 1, 2009
  11. Matthieu MoyApr 1, 2009
  12. Junio C HamanoMar 28, 2009
  13. Junio C HamanoMar 28, 2009
  14. Dmitry PotapovMar 28, 2009
  15. Russ DillMar 30, 2009
  16. Ulrich WindlApr 1, 2009
  17. Andreas EricssonApr 1, 2009
  18. Ulrich WindlApr 1, 2009
  19. Andreas EricssonApr 1, 2009
  20. Heiko VoigtApr 1, 2009
  21. Dmitry PotapovMar 27, 2009
  22. Ulrich WindlMar 27, 2009
  23. Matthieu MoyMar 27, 2009
  24. Ulrich WindlApr 1, 2009
  25. Matthieu MoyApr 1, 2009
  26. Michael J GruberMar 27, 2009
  27. Ulrich WindlMar 27, 2009
  28. Jakub NarebskiMar 27, 2009
  29. Ulrich WindlApr 1, 2009
  30. Andreas EricssonApr 1, 2009
  31. Matthieu MoyApr 1, 2009
  32. Ulrich WindlApr 1, 2009
  33. Andreas EricssonApr 1, 2009
  34. Jakub NarebskiApr 2, 2009
  35. demerphqMar 28, 2009
  36. Junio C HamanoMar 28, 2009
  37. Ulrich WindlApr 1, 2009
  38. Bryan DonlanMar 29, 2009
  39. Johannes SchindelinMar 29, 2009
  40. Ulrich WindlApr 1, 2009
  41. Ulrich WindlApr 1, 2009
  42. Andreas EricssonMar 30, 2009
  43. Ulrich WindlApr 1, 2009
  44. Andreas EricssonApr 1, 2009
  45. Ulrich WindlApr 1, 2009
  46. Andreas EricssonApr 1, 2009
  47. Ulrich WindlApr 1, 2009
  48. Andreas EricssonApr 1, 2009
  49. Kris ShannonApr 1, 2009

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