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Re: using git directory cache code in darcs?

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Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
Date
Apr 18, 2005, 03:06 UTC
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<Pine.LNX.4.58.0504172005450.7211@ppc970.osdl.org>
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On Sun, 17 Apr 2005, Paul Jackson wrote:
> 
> I'd encourage you to invite someone to provide a libgit.
Not until all the data structures are really really stable.

That's the thing - we can keep the _program_ interfaces somewhat stable. But internally we may change stuff wildly, and anybody who depends on a library interface would be screwed.

Ergo: no library interfaces yet. Wait for it to stabilize. Start trying to 
just script the programs.
		Linus
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  3. Junio C HamanoApr 16, 2005
  4. Linus TorvaldsApr 16, 2005
  5. David RoundyApr 17, 2005
  6. Linus TorvaldsApr 17, 2005
  7. Mike TahtApr 17, 2005
  8. Nomad ArtonApr 17, 2005
  9. Junio C HamanoApr 17, 2005
  10. Paul JacksonApr 18, 2005
  11. Paul JacksonApr 18, 2005
  12. Linus TorvaldsApr 18, 2005
  13. Paul JacksonApr 18, 2005
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