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Re: Global .git directory

From
Thomas Rast <trast@student.ethz.ch>
Date
Apr 27, 2010, 09:59 UTC
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<201004271159.34071.trast@student.ethz.ch>
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Gerhard Wiesinger wrote:
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> Hello,
> 
> I'm new to git and as far as I saw that feature is missing: Placing .git 
> directory/repository on a central place for many git repositories. This 
> feature ensures that data directories are kept clean from metadata of git.
[...]
> I think this should be easy to implement on a centralized point.

What problem are you trying to solve, what solution are you attempting, and why does the .git get in the way of your proposed solution?

(In other words, please convince us that this is actually worth having.)

-- 
Thomas Rast
trast@{inf,student}.ethz.ch
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