Re: Importing Mozilla CVS into git

From: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
Date: Jun 4, 2006, 20:00 UTC
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0606041256480.5498@g5.osdl.org>
In-Reply-To: <200606042144.45385.robin.rosenberg.lists@dewire.com>

On Sun, 4 Jun 2006, Robin Rosenberg (list subscriber) wrote:

> 
> Other version control systems simply treat text and binary files differently. 
> No smart(ass) logic doing the wrong thing.

Treating text and binary file differently _is_ the "smart(ass) logic doing the wrong thing".

Git really shouldn't do that. The patch was meant to show how you really don't need to - the internal objects would never be "binary vs text", there would be a way to just basically map one onto another.

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> > I'm absolutely _not_ suggesting merging that patch as-is or even in any
> > form very close to it. It clearly needs a config file entry with filename
> > patterns etc at a minimum.
> 
> Do people apply your patches right away, like it's some god-like commandments?

What's your problem here, exactly?

I was just trying to point out that my patch was an example, where somebody who cares (not me) can use it as a starting point.

If you can't be civil, at least be quiet, ok?

		Linus