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git clone questions relating to cpio

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RDReece Dunn <msclrhd@googlemail.com>
Date
Oct 1, 2007, 19:28 UTC
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Hi,

I am running a Linux From Scratch 6.2 system that does not have cpio installed on it. This means that I can't clone a local repository unless I install cpio. Is it possible to use a fallback method if cpio is not present, as there is no NO_CPIO option on make like there is for OpenSSH, cURL and expat?

Also, I have an external USB hardrive that is mounted onto the virtual filesystem. Will clones from the USB harddrive (or a USB flash drive that is mounted) result in a copy being performed, not a hardlink?

Ideally, the hard linking for local clones should be optional. What if I want to move a repository because, for example, I have imported a CVS repository and now want to push it to a new bare repository?

- Reece
Next: Johan Herland
Message 1 of 14 in “git clone questions relating to cpio”
  1. Reece DunnOct 1, 2007
  2. Johan HerlandOct 1, 2007
  3. Reece DunnOct 2, 2007
  4. Mention 'cpio' dependency in INSTALLJohan Herland, Oct 2, 2007
  5. Junio C HamanoOct 3, 2007
  6. Chris LarsonOct 3, 2007
  7. Miklos VajnaOct 3, 2007
  8. INSTALL: Update section on external dependenciesJohan Herland, Oct 3, 2007
  9. Johannes SchindelinOct 3, 2007
  10. Shawn O. PearceOct 3, 2007
  11. Johannes SchindelinOct 1, 2007
  12. Junio C HamanoOct 1, 2007
  13. Johannes SixtOct 2, 2007
  14. Junio C HamanoOct 2, 2007

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