Re: Git as a filesystem

From: Martin Langhoff <martin.langhoff@gmail.com>
Date: Sep 21, 2007, 23:56 UTC
Message-ID: <46a038f90709211656n5b23783eu330e8b655cd42aa8@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <20070921172941.GA7399@potapov>

On 9/22/07, Dmitry Potapov <dpotapov@gmail.com> wrote:

> used to create the original file. So, if you put any .deb file in such
> a system, you will get back a different .deb file (with a different SHA1).
> So, aside high CPU and memory requirements, this system cannot work in
> principle unless all users have exactly the same version of a compressor.

Was thinking the same - compression machinery, ordering of the files, everything. It'd be a nightmare to ensure you get back the same .deb, without a single different bit.

Debian packaging toolchain could be reworked to use a more GIT-like approach - off the top of my head, at least

  - signing/validating the "tree" of the package rather than the
completed package could allow the savings in distribution you mention,
decouple the signing from the compression, and simplify things like
debdiff

  - git or git-like strategies for source packages

cheers,