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Re: git-svn and huge data and modifying the git-svn-HEAD branch directly

From
Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
Date
Mar 1, 2006, 16:24 UTC
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<Pine.LNX.4.64.0603010821590.22647@g5.osdl.org>
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On Wed, 1 Mar 2006, Andreas Ericsson wrote:
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> 
> Personally I'm all for namespace separation. I'm assuming the script has the
> tracker-branch hardcoded anyway, so I don't really understand why it would be
> necessary to keep other refs in a separate directory and, if it *is*
> necessary, why that subdirectory can't be .git/refs/heads/svn.
> 
> Eric mentioned earlier that the tracking-branch can't be committed to (ever),
> so the user convenience for searching other directories should be nearly
> non-existant.
The thing about it being .git/refs/heads/svn/xyzzy is that then you can do
	git checkout svn/xyzzy

and start modifying it. Which is exactly against the point: the thing is _not_ a branch and you must _not_ commit to it.

It's much more like a tag: it's a pointer to the last point of an svn-import.

So I think it should either _be_ a tag (although Dscho worries about some broken porcelain being confused by tags changing) or it should be in a namespace all it's own. Not under .git/refs/heads/ at any point, because it is _not_ a head of development.

		Linus
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Message 12 of 33 in “git-svn and huge data and modifying the git-svn-HEAD branch directly”
  1. Nicolas Vilz 'niv'Feb 27, 2006
  2. Eric WongFeb 27, 2006
  3. Jan HarkesFeb 27, 2006
  4. Eric WongFeb 27, 2006
  5. Martin LanghoffFeb 28, 2006
  6. Linus TorvaldsFeb 28, 2006
  7. Martin LanghoffFeb 28, 2006
  8. Eric WongMar 1, 2006
  9. Andreas EricssonMar 1, 2006
  10. Linus TorvaldsMar 1, 2006
  11. Andreas EricssonMar 1, 2006
  12. Linus TorvaldsMar 1, 2006
  13. Josef WeidendorferMar 1, 2006
  14. Shawn PearceMar 1, 2006
  15. Linus TorvaldsMar 1, 2006
  16. Josef WeidendorferMar 1, 2006
  17. Linus TorvaldsMar 1, 2006
  18. Josef WeidendorferMar 1, 2006
  19. Linus TorvaldsMar 1, 2006
  20. Junio C HamanoMar 1, 2006
  21. Josef WeidendorferMar 1, 2006
  22. Martin LanghoffMar 1, 2006
  23. Carl WorthMar 1, 2006
  24. Linus TorvaldsMar 1, 2006
  25. Johannes SchindelinMar 1, 2006
  26. Petr BaudisMar 19, 2006
  27. Linus TorvaldsMar 19, 2006
  28. Junio C HamanoMar 19, 2006
  29. contrib/git-svn: tell the user to not modify git-svn-HEAD directlyEric Wong, Feb 27, 2006
  30. Nicolas Vilz 'niv'Feb 27, 2006
  31. Eric WongFeb 27, 2006
  32. Nicolas Vilz 'niv'Feb 27, 2006
  33. contrib/git-svn: correct commit example in manpageEric Wong, Feb 27, 2006

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