Re: using the same repo with different OS

From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date: Feb 25, 2007, 17:34 UTC
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.63.0702251829530.22628@wbgn013.biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de>
In-Reply-To: <906f26060702250913g41658be6mffea613f25f9a847@mail.gmail.com>

Hi,

On Sun, 25 Feb 2007, Stefano Spinucci wrote:

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> I have my repos on a USB key (fat32 fs) and I work with git under
> linux and windows (maybe also Solaris in the future).
> 
> Considering also the new MinGW port, should I use a different repo for 
> every OS I work with???

You don't need to. But remember that the stat informations are likely to be borked. For example, when you do a "git-status" on a sizable working tree on that stick, it will take a long, long time whenever you switch OSes. Basically the same amount of time as if git did not have an index!

> Are planned/expected OS-specific files in the repo preventing me to use 
> the same whenever I'm working???

It could be possible that the index is saved in a slightly different format, due to different alignment strategies. Maybe 64-bit vs 32-bit has differences there. I have no idea.

Ciao, Dscho