Re: [Feature Request] Option to make .git not read-only in cloned repos
On Sun, Aug 25, 2019 at 1:59 PM Kevin Daudt <me@ikke.info> wrote:
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> On Fri, Aug 23, 2019 at 10:43:45PM +0200, Albert Vaca Cintora wrote:
> > Hi git folks,
> >
> > Honestly I'm not aware of the reason behind .git being read-only, but
> > I'm sure there is one.
> >
> > However, I'm sure that a large percentage of developers out there will
> > agree with me that having to use force (-f) to delete every cloned
> > repo is annoying, and even worse, it creates the bad habit of always
> > force-deleting everything.
> >
> > Would you find reasonable to add an option to keep .git writable on
> > cloned repos?
> >
> > PS: I'm not subscribed to the list, so please CC me on replies.
> >
> > Thanks!
> > Albert
>
> To clarify, you are probably referring to things like pack-files, which
> are created read-only. Most files / directories in .git are writable.
>
> It think this is already quite old behavior and I could not find any
> reference as to why this is done.
Indeed, not all files in .git are read-only. I'm talking about those which are.
On Sun, Aug 25, 2019 at 1:59 PM Kevin Daudt <me@ikke.info> wrote:
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> On Fri, Aug 23, 2019 at 10:43:45PM +0200, Albert Vaca Cintora wrote:
> > Hi git folks,
> >
> > Honestly I'm not aware of the reason behind .git being read-only, but
> > I'm sure there is one.
> >
> > However, I'm sure that a large percentage of developers out there will
> > agree with me that having to use force (-f) to delete every cloned
> > repo is annoying, and even worse, it creates the bad habit of always
> > force-deleting everything.
> >
> > Would you find reasonable to add an option to keep .git writable on
> > cloned repos?
> >
> > PS: I'm not subscribed to the list, so please CC me on replies.
> >
> > Thanks!
> > Albert
>
> To clarify, you are probably referring to things like pack-files, which
> are created read-only. Most files / directories in .git are writable.
>
> It think this is already quite old behavior and I could not find any
> reference as to why this is done.
Albert Vaca Cintora <albertvaka@gmail.com>