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Re: [PATCH 3/3] Allow whole-tree operations to be started from a subdirectory

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Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
Date
Jan 14, 2007, 19:36 UTC
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Steven Grimm <koreth@midwinter.com> writes:
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> For example, on a simple Web project, the UI designers will always cd
> to the "html" directory. They get "src" and "lib" too, but if they had
> a choice they wouldn't. When they cherry-pick, it'll always be a
> cherry-pick of their own stuff (in the html directory) and likewise
> with a revert, so they have no reason to cd-up for any of those
> operations if the tool doesn't demand it. And perhaps less obvious: in
> a typical shared integration area setup, they will never have any
> conflicts anywhere but their subdirectory since the other directories
> will always be able to fast-forward merge. So cd-up isn't useful for
> them even in the case of merge conflicts.

Both good points. Especially the latter one, I did not think of myself.

Thanks.
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Message 25 of 28 in “What's in git.git and announcing GIT v1.5.0-rc1”
  1. Junio C HamanoJan 12, 2007
  2. reflog-expire: brown paper bag fix.Junio C Hamano, Jan 12, 2007
  3. Shawn O. PearceJan 12, 2007
  4. Andy ParkinsJan 12, 2007
  5. Friendlier error message for commands that can't be run from a subdirectory.koreth@midwinter.com, Jan 12, 2007
  6. Steven GrimmJan 12, 2007
  7. Change to the repository's root directory if needed.koreth@midwinter.com, Jan 12, 2007
  8. Junio C HamanoJan 12, 2007
  9. Steven GrimmJan 12, 2007
  10. Junio C HamanoJan 12, 2007
  11. Explain "Not a git repository: '.git'".Junio C Hamano, Jan 12, 2007
  12. Junio C HamanoJan 12, 2007
  13. 1/3 Define cd_to_toplevel shell function in git-sh-setupJunio C Hamano, Jan 12, 2007
  14. 2/3 Use cd_to_toplevel in scripts that implement it by hand.Junio C Hamano, Jan 12, 2007
  15. 3/3 Allow whole-tree operations to be started from a subdirectoryJunio C Hamano, Jan 12, 2007
  16. Andy ParkinsJan 13, 2007
  17. Josef WeidendorferJan 14, 2007
  18. Shawn O. PearceJan 14, 2007
  19. Josef WeidendorferJan 14, 2007
  20. Junio C HamanoJan 14, 2007
  21. Steven GrimmJan 14, 2007
  22. Junio C HamanoJan 14, 2007
  23. Steven GrimmJan 14, 2007
  24. Steven GrimmJan 14, 2007
  25. Junio C HamanoJan 14, 2007
  26. Junio C HamanoJan 14, 2007
  27. Andreas EricssonJan 16, 2007
  28. lamikrJan 14, 2007

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