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Re: [PATCH] Add platform-independent .git "symlink"

From
Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date
Feb 5, 2008, 00:51 UTC
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<alpine.LSU.1.00.0802050049420.8543@racer.site>
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<47A79820.50405@nrlssc.navy.mil>
Hi,
On Mon, 4 Feb 2008, Brandon Casey wrote:
> By the way, none of the repositories has to "own" the .git directory. 
> This is made much easier by Lars's new changes. All of the repos could 
> contain a .git symlink file which points to some other directory.

First, the repository _is_ the .git directory. Second, we already had GIT_DIR and --git-dir, which made it as easy...

Ciao,
Dscho
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Message 17 of 29 in “Add platform-independent .git "symlink"”
  1. Add platform-independent .git "symlink"Lars Hjemli, Feb 2, 2008
  2. Add tests for .git fileLars Hjemli, Feb 2, 2008
  3. Johannes SchindelinFeb 2, 2008
  4. Lars HjemliFeb 2, 2008
  5. Add platform-independent .git "symlink"Lars Hjemli, Feb 2, 2008
  6. Johannes SchindelinFeb 2, 2008
  7. Johannes SchindelinFeb 2, 2008
  8. Shawn O. PearceFeb 4, 2008
  9. Junio C HamanoFeb 4, 2008
  10. Johannes SchindelinFeb 4, 2008
  11. Brandon CaseyFeb 4, 2008
  12. Johannes SchindelinFeb 4, 2008
  13. Brandon CaseyFeb 4, 2008
  14. Johannes SchindelinFeb 4, 2008
  15. Brandon CaseyFeb 4, 2008
  16. Brandon CaseyFeb 4, 2008
  17. Johannes SchindelinFeb 5, 2008
  18. Johannes SchindelinFeb 5, 2008
  19. Brandon CaseyFeb 5, 2008
  20. Johannes SchindelinFeb 5, 2008
  21. Lars HjemliFeb 2, 2008
  22. Johannes SchindelinFeb 3, 2008
  23. Junio C HamanoFeb 4, 2008
  24. Johannes SchindelinFeb 4, 2008
  25. Shawn O. PearceFeb 4, 2008
  26. Junio C HamanoFeb 4, 2008
  27. Shawn O. PearceFeb 4, 2008
  28. Lars HjemliFeb 4, 2008
  29. Johannes SchindelinFeb 4, 2008

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