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Re: [PATCH] doc: technical details about the index file format

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Nguyen Thai Ngoc Duy <pclouds@gmail.com>
Date
Mar 2, 2011, 03:34 UTC
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On Wed, Mar 2, 2011 at 8:51 AM, Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:
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> Nguyen Thai Ngoc Duy <pclouds@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> OK another try. I also add more details to tree cache. If somebody
>> uses this document to create a git-compatible tool, then such a tool
>> should behave the way git expects it.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Here is what I scribbled on top of yours (not quite polished).
>
>  ...

Looks good. I don't really like ending a sentence with semicolon, but that's just my taste.

I wonder if we should also point to relevant source files, so if this document becomes out of date, the readers can jump in the source and verify themselves (perhaps coming up with patches to this doc)?

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Duy
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  1. doc: technical details about the index file formatNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Sep 1, 2010
  2. Ramkumar RamachandraSep 1, 2010
  3. Sverre RabbelierSep 1, 2010
  4. Robin RosenbergSep 1, 2010
  5. doc: technical details about the index file formatNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Sep 1, 2010
  6. Alex RiesenSep 2, 2010
  7. Joshua JuranSep 2, 2010
  8. Junio C HamanoSep 2, 2010
  9. Erik Faye-LundSep 2, 2010
  10. doc: technical details about the index file formatNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Sep 6, 2010
  11. Sverre RabbelierFeb 19, 2011
  12. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyFeb 20, 2011
  13. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyFeb 26, 2011
  14. Junio C HamanoFeb 26, 2011
  15. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyFeb 26, 2011
  16. Junio C HamanoMar 2, 2011
  17. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyMar 2, 2011
  18. Junio C HamanoMar 2, 2011
  19. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyMar 2, 2011
  20. Drew NorthupMar 2, 2011
  21. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuySep 1, 2010
  22. Robin RosenbergSep 2, 2010

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