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Re: why still no empty directory support in git

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JWJeff Whiteside <jeff.m.whiteside@gmail.com>
Date
Dec 30, 2008, 05:28 UTC
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<alpine.DEB.2.00.0812300008060.31590@vellum.laroia.net>
funny, i thought it was 1, by design.
but i forget why a tree object couldn't point to an empty blob.
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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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