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Re: [PATCH 19/19] gitweb: Remove creating directory for temporary files

From
MCMarco Costalba <mcostalba@gmail.com>
Date
Aug 26, 2006, 05:43 UTC
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On 8/26/06, Marco Costalba <mcostalba@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Actually Linux git archive _is_ a special, odd-ball case.
>
> It's also our main customer ;-)
>

More seriously, do you foreseen reasons for an SCM to split old histories (more then, say few years and some GB ago) in a separated repository?

Now in Linux we have the historical repo and is splitted because it was borne splitted, but do you think this could be also an acceptable policy for a big project after years of git use: to backup old stuff and keep recent one snappy?

With snappy I mean a long list of things: cloning, getting file histories / blaming, packing, fsck-ing, etc...

The net effect could be a better browsing/handling experience in the 99% of cases where you need to check recent work (say last 2 years) and in any case the possibility to do some archeologic research when needed.

Marco
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Message 40 of 53 in “gitweb: Use git-diff-tree patch output for commitdiff”
  1. gitweb: Use git-diff-tree patch output for commitdiffJakub Narebski, Aug 23, 2006
  2. gitweb: Replace git_commitdiff_plain by anonymous subroutineJakub Narebski, Aug 23, 2006
  3. gitweb: Show information about incomplete lines in commitdiffJakub Narebski, Aug 23, 2006
  4. Junio C HamanoAug 24, 2006
  5. Jakub NarebskiAug 24, 2006
  6. Junio C HamanoAug 24, 2006
  7. Jakub NarebskiAug 24, 2006
  8. Junio C HamanoAug 24, 2006
  9. Jakub NarebskiAug 24, 2006
  10. Marco CostalbaAug 25, 2006
  11. Jakub NarebskiAug 25, 2006
  12. gitweb: Remove invalid comment in format_diff_lineJakub Narebski, Aug 24, 2006
  13. gitweb: Streamify patch output in git_commitdiffJakub Narebski, Aug 24, 2006
  14. gitweb: Add git_get_{following,preceding}_references functionsJakub Narebski, Aug 24, 2006
  15. gitweb: Faster return from git_get_preceding_references if possibleJakub Narebski, Aug 24, 2006
  16. gitweb: Add git_get_rev_name_tags functionJakub Narebski, Aug 24, 2006
  17. gitweb: Use git_get_name_rev_tags for commitdiff_plain X-Git-Tag: headerJakub Narebski, Aug 24, 2006
  18. gitweb: Add support for hash_parent_base parameter for blobdiffsJakub Narebski, Aug 24, 2006
  19. gitweb: Add support for hash_parent_base parameter for blobdiffsJakub Narebski, Aug 24, 2006
  20. 11/19 gitweb: Allow for pre-parsed difftree info in git_patchset_bodyJakub Narebski, Aug 25, 2006
  21. 12/19 gitweb: Parse two-line from-file/to-file diff header in git_patchset_bodyJakub Narebski, Aug 25, 2006
  22. 13/19 gitweb: Add invisible hyperlink to from-file/to-file diff headerJakub Narebski, Aug 25, 2006
  23. Linus TorvaldsAug 27, 2006
  24. 14/19 gitweb: Always display link to blobdiff_plain in git_blobdiffJakub Narebski, Aug 25, 2006
  25. 15/19 gitweb: Change here-doc back for style consistency in git_blobdiffJakub Narebski, Aug 25, 2006
  26. 16/19 gitweb: Use git-diff-tree or git-diff patch output for blobdiffJakub Narebski, Aug 25, 2006
  27. Jakub NarebskiAug 26, 2006
  28. Junio C HamanoAug 26, 2006
  29. Jakub NarebskiAug 26, 2006
  30. gitweb: Remove workaround for git-diff bug fixed in f82cd3cJakub Narebski, Aug 26, 2006
  31. 17/19 gitweb: git_blobdiff_plain is git_blobdiff('plain')Jakub Narebski, Aug 25, 2006
  32. 18/19 gitweb: Remove git_diff_print subroutineJakub Narebski, Aug 25, 2006
  33. 19/19 gitweb: Remove creating directory for temporary filesJakub Narebski, Aug 25, 2006
  34. Marco CostalbaAug 25, 2006
  35. Jakub NarebskiAug 25, 2006
  36. Junio C HamanoAug 26, 2006
  37. Marco CostalbaAug 26, 2006
  38. Junio C HamanoAug 26, 2006
  39. Marco CostalbaAug 26, 2006
  40. Marco CostalbaAug 26, 2006
  41. Shawn PearceAug 26, 2006
  42. Josef WeidendorferAug 26, 2006
  43. Jakub NarebskiAug 26, 2006
  44. Junio C HamanoAug 26, 2006
  45. Jakub NarebskiAug 26, 2006
  46. Junio C HamanoAug 27, 2006
  47. Junio C HamanoAug 27, 2006
  48. Jakub NarebskiAug 27, 2006
  49. 00/19 gitweb: Remove dependency on external diff and need for temporary filesJakub Narebski, Aug 25, 2006
  50. Linus TorvaldsAug 27, 2006
  51. David MillerAug 27, 2006
  52. Linus TorvaldsAug 27, 2006
  53. Jakub NarebskiAug 27, 2006

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