Re: git and mtime

Hi,

On Wed, 19 Nov 2008, Roger Leigh wrote:

> Would it be possible for git to store the mtime of files in the tree?

No, since this would wreck people's workflows:

	- compile in branch "master"
	- switch to branch "topic"
	- compile
	- switch back to branch "master"

Now you _want_ files in "master" that were changed in "topic" to be recompiled.

This is a quite common case.

However, nothing hinders you having your own ".gitmtimes" in the tree, and a script people can use as a hook, which applies the mtimes to the files.

Ciao, Dscho