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Re: non-US-ASCII file names (e.g. Hiragana) on Windows

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Shawn Pearce <spearce@spearce.org>
Date
Dec 2, 2009, 16:22 UTC
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On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 10:55 AM, Thomas Singer <thomas.singer@syntevo.com> wrote:

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> Jakub Narebski wrote:
> > If you use Git from Java, why don't you just use JGit (www.jgit.org),
> > which is Git implementation in Java?
>
> We are using JGit for the read-only stuff and the Git command line
> executable for all writing commands. We very much appreciate Shawn O.
> Pearce' (and the other JGit developers') effort, but Git is a fast moving
> target and (much) more complex than CVS or SVN, for which we use Java
> libraries communicating with the corresponding server which adds another
> sanity layer to the repository making repository corruption less likely than
> direct access.
Uhm.  I'm sorry, but this is just plain FUD.

JGit implements the current on disk formats and network protocols completely[1]. In the area of disk formats and network protocols, Git *IS NOT* a fast moving target. This area of Git hasn't changed much since pack files were first introduced. As a community, we have been very careful to avoid changes which break compatibility with older implementations.

Git is also a lot less complex than CVS or SVN. Its data model is simpler on disk. Its network protocol is *vastly* more simple than SVN's WebDAV protocol. And unlike SVN we haven't had to break the network protocol on every 1.x release we make.

[1] Actually, JGit lacks --depth support for shallow clones, but otherwise is complete.

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Message 23 of 27 in “non-US-ASCII file names (e.g. Hiragana) on Windows”
  1. Thomas SingerNov 28, 2009
  2. Johannes SixtNov 28, 2009
  3. Thomas SingerDec 1, 2009
  4. Thomas SingerDec 1, 2009
  5. Johannes SixtDec 1, 2009
  6. Shawn O. PearceDec 1, 2009
  7. Robin RosenbergDec 1, 2009
  8. Maximilien NoalNov 28, 2009
  9. Thomas SingerNov 29, 2009
  10. Thomas SingerDec 1, 2009
  11. Johannes SixtDec 1, 2009
  12. Thomas SingerDec 1, 2009
  13. Johannes SixtDec 1, 2009
  14. Thomas SingerDec 1, 2009
  15. Johannes SixtDec 1, 2009
  16. Thomas SingerDec 1, 2009
  17. Erik Faye-LundDec 1, 2009
  18. Thomas SingerDec 1, 2009
  19. brad12Oct 30, 2010
  20. Jakub NarebskiOct 30, 2010
  21. Jakub NarebskiDec 1, 2009
  22. Thomas SingerDec 1, 2009
  23. Shawn PearceDec 2, 2009
  24. demerphqOct 30, 2010
  25. Erik Faye-LundDec 1, 2009
  26. Thomas SingerDec 1, 2009
  27. Reece DunnNov 28, 2009

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