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Re: Why /var/cache/git?

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Oct 26, 2010, 18:30 UTC
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Gerrit Pape <pape@smarden.org> writes:
> Hi, it's also not my preference, but Debian adheres to the FHS.
> Unfortunately /var/git is not allowed by the FHS, so a different
> location must be chosen for Debian.

It seems that /var/lib/ seems to be more appropriate place to store persistent database-y stuff. I see e.g. /var/lib/postgresql there.

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