Re: [PATCH] fast-import: Allow filemodify to set the root

From: Sverre Rabbelier <srabbelier@gmail.com>
Date: Oct 8, 2010, 16:34 UTC
Message-ID: <AANLkTi=zS+oj1iHMh-gKVD=2dG5tLwA+bia9E6U3o=zW@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <74AF320B-5D82-4622-A7BF-61C847D4059A@cordelta.com>

Heya,

On Fri, Oct 8, 2010 at 10:58, David Michael Barr <david.barr@cordelta.com> wrote:

> The way I perceive it, the patch simply removes the special treatment of
> the root, allowing it to be modified just as any other path.
> The only property that distinguishes the root from other paths is that the
> endpoint must be a tree.

So, are other trees allowed too? Can I set the contents of directory "foo/bar/baz/" to an existing tree?

-- 
Cheers,

Sverre Rabbelier

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