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Re: timestamps not git-cloned

From
Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date
Nov 28, 2008, 11:51 UTC
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<alpine.DEB.1.00.0811281248230.30769@pacific.mpi-cbg.de>
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<87ej0wwptn.fsf@jidanni.org>
Hi,
On Fri, 28 Nov 2008, jidanni@jidanni.org wrote:
> Gentlemen, it's my first git-clone,
> $ git-clone git://git.debian.org/git/pkg-fso/files.git
> and I'm disappointed to find the timestamps of the files created are
> all now and not the date of last edit.

You are mistaken to be disappointed. Granted, to a hammer, everything looks like a nail. But it might make more sense to be gentle, and insert the syringe by hand. Maybe it will get less painful that way, too.

In other words, do not be surprised when a source code management tool turns out to be lousy at recreating meta-data -- which has as much to do with source code than a syringe with a nail.

Hth, Dscho

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  1. jidanni@jidanni.orgNov 28, 2008
  2. dhruvaNov 28, 2008
  3. jidanni@jidanni.orgNov 28, 2008
  4. Daniel BarkalowNov 28, 2008
  5. Chris FreyNov 29, 2008
  6. Stephen R. van den BergNov 29, 2008
  7. Thomas RastNov 29, 2008
  8. jidanni@jidanni.orgNov 30, 2008
  9. Andreas EricssonDec 1, 2008
  10. Jakub NarebskiDec 1, 2008
  11. Sitaram ChamartyNov 30, 2008
  12. David BrownNov 28, 2008
  13. Peter KreftingNov 28, 2008
  14. Johannes SchindelinNov 28, 2008
  15. Robin RosenbergNov 28, 2008
  16. Johannes SchindelinNov 28, 2008

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