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Re: git-format-patch + git-applymbox small issue

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Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date
Aug 17, 2005, 19:53 UTC
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Hi,
On Wed, 17 Aug 2005, Junio C Hamano wrote:
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> Marco Costalba <mcostalba@yahoo.it> writes:
> 
> > So 'revision' is the struct and 'commit object' the pointer ;-)
> 
> It would be more like "revision" is a concept represented (not
> "referenced") by a commit object.

Actually, I think it is "referenced", because the commit object contains a little metadata, and then only refs (pointers).

> Agreed.  I personally think the word "archive" on this list came
> from people who have some degree of tla background.  CVS and SVN
> people would have said repository.
I'll add it anyway.

Ciao, Dscho

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  1. Marco CostalbaAug 17, 2005
  2. Junio C HamanoAug 17, 2005
  3. Johannes SchindelinAug 17, 2005
  4. Johannes SchindelinAug 17, 2005

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