From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Thu, 05 Mar 2009 07:38:09 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] better introduction of GIT with USE_NSEC defined
Message-ID: <7v8wnk4dy6.fsf@gitster.siamese.dyndns.org>
In-Reply-To: <86prgwqvzr.fsf@broadpark.no>

Kjetil Barvik <barvik@broadpark.no> writes:

> Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> writes:
> ...
>>     How does this affect a use case where the same index file used with two 
>>     instances of git (one compiled with and another without USE_NSEC)?
>
>   If both persons in this use case use this patch, the one with USE_NSEC
>   defined will now be able to take full advantage of the nanosecond
>   timestamps at all times.
>
>   The one without USE_NSEC defined should not be able to tell the
>   difference (without looking into to details of the index file).

As long as the implementation does not give false cleanliness it is
perfectly fine; false dirtinesss is just a bit of wasted cycle.

Thanks.