From: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2005 22:31:47 GMT
Subject: Re: "GIT_INDEX_FILE" environment variable
Message-ID: <7v4qdy5tpo.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.58.0504221503270.2344@ppc970.osdl.org>

>>>>> "LT" == Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org> writes:

LT> On Fri, 22 Apr 2005, Junio C Hamano wrote:
>> 
>> Almost, with a counter-example.  Please try this yourself:

LT> I agree that what git outputs is always "based on the archive base". But 
LT> that's an independent issue from "where is the working directory".

I am not talking about output, but the input.  I do not mind
(and I rather prefer) the output is always canonical.