From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2007 18:38:24 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add read_cache to builtin-check-attr
Message-ID: <7vhcn2c673.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net>
In-Reply-To: <11870975181798-git-send-email-bdowning@lavos.net>

Brian Downing <bdowning@lavos.net> writes:

> We can now read .gitattributes files out of the index, but the index
> must be loaded for this to work.

That interface is at too low a level, I am afraid.  Many
commands do want to control when they read the index and it
affects the result, especially when the work tree traversal
implemented in dir.c is involved.

I am not rejecting/objecting, but just raising concerns.  I do
not have time to review this today, but just wanted to see if
you fully assessed the implications (and if so that would save
work on my end).