From: Sitaram Chamarty Date: Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:37:47 GMT Subject: Re: what's the current wisdom on git over NFS/CIFS? Message-ID: <2e24e5b90907022337k55b9c984rf3b5a985283e18e4@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4A4DA1D6.40301@viscovery.net> On Fri, Jul 3, 2009 at 11:44 AM, Johannes Sixt wrote: > Sitaram Chamarty schrieb: >> On Fri, Jul 3, 2009 at 2:28 AM, Linus >> Torvalds wrote: [snipped all of Linus' email] >> Though I asked this following from a debate on IRC, it now looks as if >> this will solve another of my problems too. [snipped my "Windows story" ;-)] > I don't exactly understand why your reply with this Windows story to the > fsyncobjectfiles paragraph. But if you think that fsyncobjectfiles+msysgit Not at all. Since I was adding Gitte to the CC, I kept _all_ of Linus' email quoted to provide him the full context. My Windows story pertains in general to the whole email, really. >> Sounds like we can just do it with traditional Windows fileshares, as >> long as we make sure no one does a "git gc" on the bare repo that is >> being shared.  That's a very small price to pay! > > It will work with the caveat you mention. I have such a setup myself. And _that_ is what I was hoping to hear! Thank you! I can use it and test it all I like, but hearing the guys who know say "it will work" makes a big difference.