From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date: Wed, 05 Aug 2009 20:56:57 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH 08/13] Add support for "import" helper command
Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.1.00.0908052254570.8306@pacific.mpi-cbg.de>
In-Reply-To: <alpine.LNX.2.00.0908050055550.2147@iabervon.org>

Hi,

On Wed, 5 Aug 2009, Daniel Barkalow wrote:

> This command, supported if the "import" capability is advertized,
> allows a helper to support fetching by outputting a git-fast-import
> stream.

  If both the "import" and the "fetch" capability are advertised, the 
  "import" capability is ignored.

> diff --git a/Documentation/git-remote-helpers.txt b/Documentation/git-remote-helpers.txt
> index 173ee23..e9aa67e 100644
> --- a/Documentation/git-remote-helpers.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/git-remote-helpers.txt
> @@ -43,6 +43,13 @@ Commands are given by the caller on the helper's standard input, one per line.
>  +
>  Supported if the helper has the "fetch" capability.
>  
> +'import' <name>::
> +	Produces a fast-import stream which imports the current value
> +	of the named ref. It may additionally import other refs as
> +	needed to construct the history efficiently.
> ++
> +Supported if the helper has the "import" capability.

                                                      , but ignored if the 
+helper offers the "fetch" capability.

Ciao,
Dscho

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