From: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 16:09:13 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] pack-refs: dereference .git/packed-refs if it is a symlink
Message-ID: <alpine.LFD.0.98.0704180908360.2828@woody.linux-foundation.org>
In-Reply-To: <20070418102823.GA5586@xp.machine.xx>



On Wed, 18 Apr 2007, Peter Baumann wrote:
>
> git-new-workdir creates a new working directory where everything
> necessary, including .git/packed-refs, is symlinked to your master repo.
> But git-pack-refs breaks the symlink, so you could accidentally loose some
> refs. This fixes it to first dereference .git/packed-refs if it is a
> symlink.

Wouldn't it be nicer to instead make "git gc" *notice* the fact that we're 
in a workdir, and just "cd" to the main git repository instead?

		Linus