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

From
Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date
Feb 5, 2008, 12:57 UTC
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<alpine.LSU.1.00.0802051256080.8543@racer.site>
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<47A7CD29.40306@nrlssc.navy.mil>
Hi,
On Mon, 4 Feb 2008, Brandon Casey wrote:
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> Johannes Schindelin wrote:
> 
> > On Mon, 4 Feb 2008, Brandon Casey wrote:
> > 
> >> If your statement above is rephrased to "I _want_ the original 
> >> repository to know that it has conjoined siblings.", then we have a 
> >> new repository type:
> >>
> >> 	4) conjoined repository (it has multiple sibling repositories each
> >> 	   with their own working directory, but they all share and modify the
> >> 	   same .git directory)
> > 
> > No.  The repository does not even need a working directory (in which case 
> > we call it "bare").
> 
> The additional term "bare" that is used with such a repository without a 
> working directory implies to me that this is a "special" or "uncommon" 
> repository configuration.

By the same reasoning, a "good day" would be a "special" or "uncommon" day.

> So I hope you excuse me for referring to the result of git-clone as a 
> repository. I'll try to think of something else to call it (above I used 
> repo/workdir).

But that's what I am saying: a git-clone clones a repository. If you happen to clone without the "--bare" option, it will additionally create a working directory.

Hth, Dscho

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Message 20 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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