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Re: [RFC PATCH 00/12] Sparse checkout

From
Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date
Jul 25, 2008, 00:07 UTC
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<alpine.DEB.1.00.0807250205270.4140@eeepc-johanness>
In-Reply-To
<200807242201.23991.jnareb@gmail.com>
Hi,
On Thu, 24 Jul 2008, Jakub Narebski wrote:
> I think teaching git to use index version of .git* files (.gitignore,
> .gitattributes, .gitmodules) would be much more work than adding
> default rule that .git* files in leading directories are by default
> checked out, just like leading directories are checked out.

"Teaching" Git that would also directly contradict Git's primary motto: "Content is king".

Oh, by some convoluted reasoning you could argue that "content" hidden somewhere else than the working directory is "content", but nobody in her right mind would buy into that.

Ciao, Dscho

Previous: Avery Pennarun
Message 27 of 27 in “Sparse checkout”
  1. 00/12 Sparse checkoutNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jul 23, 2008
  2. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyJul 23, 2008
  3. Johannes SchindelinJul 23, 2008
  4. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyJul 23, 2008
  5. Johannes SchindelinJul 23, 2008
  6. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyJul 24, 2008
  7. Johannes SchindelinJul 24, 2008
  8. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyJul 24, 2008
  9. Johannes SchindelinJul 24, 2008
  10. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyJul 24, 2008
  11. Avery PennarunJul 24, 2008
  12. Johannes SchindelinJul 24, 2008
  13. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyJul 24, 2008
  14. Jan HudecAug 3, 2008
  15. Johannes SchindelinAug 3, 2008
  16. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyAug 4, 2008
  17. James PickensJul 24, 2008
  18. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyJul 24, 2008
  19. James PickensJul 24, 2008
  20. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyJul 24, 2008
  21. James PickensJul 24, 2008
  22. Jakub NarebskiJul 24, 2008
  23. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyJul 24, 2008
  24. Jakub NarebskiJul 24, 2008
  25. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyJul 24, 2008
  26. Avery PennarunJul 25, 2008
  27. Johannes SchindelinJul 25, 2008

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