From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2007 15:39:44 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Dissociating a repository from its alternates
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.63.0702151638130.22628@wbgn013.biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de>
In-Reply-To: <7vabzfhn9q.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net>

Hi,

On Wed, 14 Feb 2007, Junio C Hamano wrote:

> People often start out with "clone -l -s" (or --reference) and
> later wish to dissociate the repository from its alternates.

Why not make a really dumb script which just _copies_ (or maybe 
optionally hard link) the objects from the alternate repo, and then kills 
the alternatives file? That should be easier. You always can repack after 
that.

Ciao,
Dscho