From: Enrico Weigelt Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 05:00:12 GMT Subject: Re: [long] worktree setup cases Message-ID: <20101022050011.GA27179@nibiru.local> In-Reply-To: * Nguyen Thai Ngoc Duy wrote: > On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 1:51 AM, Enrico Weigelt wrote: > >> Also the "relative to $GIT_DIR" may be confusing. If $GIT_DIR points > >> to a file that points to a true repo, then to which one it is > >> relative? > > > > Despite the fact that I doubt the usefulness of an .git file at > > all, it IMHO should be interpreted as an kind of userland symlink. > > I do find .git file useful. I put my worktree in a server where it can > be wiped out completely. So I don't want to put my .git there. .git > file can be used this case so I don't have to set > GIT_DIR/GIT_WORK_TREE every time and my .git is safe elsewhere. Why not using a symlink here ? cu -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrico Weigelt, metux IT service -- http://www.metux.de/ phone: +49 36207 519931 email: weigelt@metux.de mobile: +49 151 27565287 icq: 210169427 skype: nekrad666 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Embedded-Linux / Portierung / Opensource-QM / Verteilte Systeme ----------------------------------------------------------------------