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Re: why still no empty directory support in git

From
Anatol Pomozov <anatol.pomozov@gmail.com>
Date
Jan 1, 2009, 02:50 UTC
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Hi
On Mon, Dec 29, 2008 at 10:09 PM, Liu Yubao <yubao.liu@gmail.com> wrote:
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>
> Ping Yin wrote:
> > Yes, i know this topic has been discussed for many times. However, i
> > am still not clear about the real reason.
> >
> > So which is the reason?
> >
> > 1. it's by design, intentional
> It's saied somewhere git is a "stupid content tracker", it cares file content
> not file name, and empty directories will complicate the merge algorithm
> unnecessarily.

Could you please explain how will it complicate merging. What is the difference between merging 2 directories with 0 and 5 files and merging 2 directories with 5 and 10 files?

+1 that git should respect empty directories. Git should handle file content and not decide for user does he want to keep empty directory in the source tree or not.

-- anatol

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  1. Ping YinDec 30, 2008
  2. Asheesh LaroiaDec 30, 2008
  3. Jeff WhitesideDec 30, 2008
  4. Robin RosenbergDec 30, 2008
  5. Junio C HamanoDec 30, 2008
  6. Ping YinDec 30, 2008
  7. Asheesh LaroiaDec 30, 2008
  8. demerphqDec 30, 2008
  9. Asheesh LaroiaDec 30, 2008
  10. David BrownDec 31, 2008
  11. Jeff KingJan 1, 2009
  12. Johannes SchindelinJan 2, 2009
  13. Asheesh LaroiaJan 2, 2009
  14. Asheesh LaroiaJan 8, 2009
  15. Liu YubaoDec 30, 2008
  16. Anatol PomozovJan 1, 2009
  17. Johannes SchindelinDec 30, 2008
  18. Michael GaberDec 30, 2008

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