Bug - crash on large commit

Hi...

I'm a new user, and thinking that git is better than sliced bread. So, today I had to set up a new computer (MacOSX), and thought: "hey, I could put the whole system into git!"

Well, ok, technically yes, you can do that. Go into the root directory, type 'git init', then 'git add .', then 'git commit -a'.

Bug 1: git complained about a symbolic link to nowhere and halted... several hours into the 'add'. If I want to store a broken link, let me; maybe warn me.

Bug 2: git died with an out-of-memory error on the commit:
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# git commit -a
[master (root-commit) 62b52e2] The initial checkin of the whole hard disk.
 Committer: System Administrator <root@Mac-Pro.local>
Your name and email address were configured automatically based
on your username and hostname. Please check that they are accurate.
You can suppress this message by setting them explicitly:

    git config --global user.name "Your Name"
    git config --global user.email you@example.com

If the identity used for this commit is wrong, you can fix it with:

    git commit --amend --author='Your Name <you@example.com>'

git(4667) malloc: *** mmap(size=1964838912) failed (error code=12) *** error: can't allocate region *** set a breakpoint in malloc_error_break to debug git(4667) malloc: *** mmap(size=1964838912) failed (error code=12) *** error: can't allocate region *** set a breakpoint in malloc_error_break to debug fatal: Out of memory, malloc failed [Mac-Pro:/] shadministrator# git version git version 1.7.0.2 -----

Anyhoo, it's not really the right tool for the job, but Apple hasn't got a
package management system to speak of (yes, I know about bom files --
don't speak of it), and their filesystem loses bits now and then, so I
wanted the crypto checksums and the ability to spot and roll back changes.
 I suppose TimeMachine will have to do.

Thanks for a great program!