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Re: [PATCH] import-tars: properly import git-archive tarballs

From
Peter Krefting <peter@softwolves.pp.se>
Date
Feb 18, 2010, 09:40 UTC
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<alpine.DEB.2.00.1002181037340.11095@ds9.cixit.se>
In-Reply-To
<1266434452-14532-1-git-send-email-g2p.code@gmail.com>
Gabriel:
> git-archive adds a special entry to the archives it creates, 
> pax_global_header, containing the SHA1 of the exported commit.
Interesting use-case.
> Now import-tars correctly ignores the comment.

In the case where you actually would care, perhaps it should be added as a comment to the default commit message? Something like "Imported from $tar_file, created from commit $commit.".

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  1. import-tars: properly import git-archive tarballsGabriel, Feb 17, 2010
  2. Peter KreftingFeb 18, 2010
  3. GabrielFeb 18, 2010
  4. import-tars: Make it possible to include the original commit IDPeter Krefting, Feb 18, 2010
  5. import-tars: Make it possible to include the original commit IDGabriel, Feb 18, 2010
  6. Peter KreftingFeb 19, 2010

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