From: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com>
Date: Fri, 20 May 2005 21:05:06 GMT
Subject: checkout-cache -f: a better way?
Message-ID: <428E5102.60003@pobox.com>


Being a weirdo, I don't use cogito for kernel development, just git 
itself.  I store branches in .git/refs/heads/ per the defacto standard, 
and use the attached script to switch the working directory from one 
branch to another.

Problem is, 'git-checkout-cache -q -f -a' really pounds the disk, and 
takes quite a while.

Is there any way to avoid -f, while ensuring that the working directory 
truly represents the new branch?

BitKeeper has a secret checkout arg '-S', which will leave files 
untouched if the mtime/size information is unchanged.

	Jeff





#!/bin/sh

if [ "x$1" != "x" ]
then
	if [ "$1" == "master" ]
	then
		( cd .git && rm -f HEAD && ln -s refs/heads/master HEAD )
	else
		if [ ! -f .git/refs/heads/$1 ]
		then
			echo Branch $1 not found.
			exit 1
		fi

		( cd .git && rm -f HEAD && ln -s refs/heads/$1 HEAD )
	fi
fi

git-read-tree $(cat .git/HEAD) && \
	git-checkout-cache -q -f -a && \
	git-update-cache --refresh