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Re: [PATCH/RFC] init, clone: support --real-git-dir for .git file

From
Miles Bader <miles@gnu.org>
Date
Mar 4, 2011, 06:57 UTC
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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> writes:
> You are only saying you want to move it, not saying why you want to move
> it.
>
> That is not an explanation _why_ it is useful to be able to do so.

Hmm, one scenario would be when you want to "manage" a work tree using a relatively-passive tool that might barf over the contents (large, weird, files...) of a .git dir. E.g., eclipse or something (well I guess eclipse might actually have direct git support these days, but you get the idea).

-Miles
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  1. init, clone: support --real-git-dir for .git fileNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 3, 2011
  2. Piotr KrukowieckiMar 3, 2011
  3. Junio C HamanoMar 3, 2011
  4. Piotr KrukowieckiMar 4, 2011
  5. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyMar 4, 2011
  6. Piotr KrukowieckiMar 4, 2011
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  8. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyMar 4, 2011
  9. Junio C HamanoMar 4, 2011
  10. Miles BaderMar 4, 2011
  11. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyMar 4, 2011
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  13. Junio C HamanoMar 4, 2011
  14. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyMar 4, 2011
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