From: Andreas Ericsson <ae@op5.se>
Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 09:38:38 GMT
Subject: Re: How to (re-)create .git/logs/refs
Message-ID: <4829619E.4020701@op5.se>
In-Reply-To: <200805131111.42517.hs4233@mail.mn-solutions.de>

Holger Schurig wrote:
>> Okay, then I presume it's a shortcoming that the @{date}
>> syntax uses .git/logs/ref.
> 
> Is there any reason sha1_name.c (which is responsible for the @{} 
> syntax) doesn't include list-objects.h and uses 
> traverse_commit_list() for it's purposes?


It would be alot slower for large projects. Otoh it would also mean
it'd work on a freshly cloned repository, so perhaps it's worth
the trade-off.


>  It wouldn't then need 
> to use .git/logs/ref anymore.
> 
> If that would be ok, then maybe I find time (in my spare time) 
> and prepare a patch in this direction.
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