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Re: [RFC] GIT Repository Annotation Convention

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A Large Angry SCM <gitzilla@gmail.com>
Date
Sep 11, 2005, 18:08 UTC
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<43247298.2010500@gmail.com>
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<pan.2005.09.11.16.37.20.483911@smurf.noris.de>
Matthias Urlichs wrote:
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> Hi, A Large Angry SCM wrote:
> 
>>Think about a directory containing directories "foo" and "foo.txt":
>>
> Can you tell us why you're using extensions in the first place?
> 
> I propose using no extensions whatsoever: simply mirror the refs/ tree.
>

The extensions allow the annotation of directories as well as files. That's something that can't be done if extensions are not used.

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  1. Santi BéjarSep 6, 2005
  2. A Large Angry SCMSep 6, 2005
  3. Junio C HamanoSep 8, 2005
  4. [RFC] GIT Repository Annotation ConventionA Large Angry SCM, Sep 8, 2005
  5. Junio C HamanoSep 8, 2005
  6. A Large Angry SCMSep 8, 2005
  7. Matthias UrlichsSep 11, 2005
  8. A Large Angry SCMSep 11, 2005
  9. Matthias UrlichsSep 13, 2005
  10. A Large Angry SCMSep 8, 2005
  11. A Large Angry SCMSep 9, 2005

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