Re: basics... when reading docs doesn't help

From: Guennadi Liakhovetski <g.liakhovetski@gmx.de>
Date: Mar 30, 2007, 21:11 UTC
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.60.0703302300430.10784@poirot.grange>
In-Reply-To: <7v7isy1n4z.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net>

On Fri, 30 Mar 2007, Junio C Hamano wrote:

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> Guennadi Liakhovetski <g.liakhovetski@gmx.de> writes:
> 
> >> Yeah, this is all a bit complex, and it takes a while to wrap your head 
> >> around it, but I have to say, once you do, the git-1.5.x layout really 
> >> *is* very powerful, and it's actually very natural too (but the "very 
> >> natural" part only comes after you have that "Aaahh!" moment!)
> >
> > Aha, so, that's how it is then! Why hasn't anybody explained this to me 
> > strait away?!:-))))
> 
> Because I and others have explained that to other people on the
> list a few times already, perhaps?  The list archive is your
> friend.

Emn, sorry, that was supposed to be a joke...

In my original post I said something like "I know, this most probably has been asked (many times) before, but since the questions are pretty generic, I don't have a very good idea what to search archives for, but any pointer to a thread in archive would be appreciated". I am greatful somebody took his time to explain a couple of things to me even knowing I will only understand a few percent strait away. And I am usually the first one to point others to list archives:-) It is easy to search for isp1761, but it is not so easy to search for "clone multiple trees reuse disk space..."

I am greatful for any help and I can well understand those who decided not to repeat what they've already explained a 100 times before.

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> > .... There isn't a way to convert such a "old style" tree to the 
> > "new style", is there?
> 
> That also can be found in the list archive.  I think Shawn
> Pearce wrote that script using contrib/remotes2config.sh from
> the git.git project source tree.

Thanks, now this is easy to search!

Thanks Guennadi --- Guennadi Liakhovetski