From: Junio C Hamano Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 20:39:56 GMT Subject: Re: basics... when reading docs doesn't help Message-ID: <7v7isy1n4z.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net> In-Reply-To: Guennadi Liakhovetski writes: >> Yeah, this is all a bit complex, and it takes a while to wrap your head >> around it, but I have to say, once you do, the git-1.5.x layout really >> *is* very powerful, and it's actually very natural too (but the "very >> natural" part only comes after you have that "Aaahh!" moment!) > > Aha, so, that's how it is then! Why hasn't anybody explained this to me > strait away?!:-)))) Because I and others have explained that to other people on the list a few times already, perhaps? The list archive is your friend. > .... There isn't a way to convert such a "old style" tree to the > "new style", is there? That also can be found in the list archive. I think Shawn Pearce wrote that script using contrib/remotes2config.sh from the git.git project source tree.