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Re: [PATCH 4/4] docs: note that archives are not stable

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Mar 3, 2021, 06:55 UTC
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"brian m. carlson" <sandals@crustytoothpaste.net> writes:
> I think what I had intended was that Git produces deterministic output,
> but I don't actually think that's true across ports.  If someone uses a
> different version of zlib on a different OS, the output may differ.

I agree. When I wrote my response, I had the "tar" format in mind, which we write everything ourselves, but zip and also the compressed output is a different story---we do rely on third-party libraries.

Thanks.
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  1. 0/4 Documentation updates to FAQ and git-archivebrian m. carlson, Feb 27, 2021
  2. 3/4 docs: add a FAQ section on push and fetch problemsbrian m. carlson, Feb 27, 2021
  3. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonFeb 28, 2021
  4. brian m. carlsonFeb 28, 2021
  5. Junio C HamanoMar 1, 2021
  6. 1/4 docs: add a question on syncing repositories to the FAQbrian m. carlson, Feb 27, 2021
  7. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonFeb 28, 2021
  8. brian m. carlsonMar 15, 2021
  9. 2/4 docs: add line ending configuration article to FAQbrian m. carlson, Feb 27, 2021
  10. 4/4 docs: note that archives are not stablebrian m. carlson, Feb 27, 2021
  11. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonFeb 28, 2021
  12. brian m. carlsonFeb 28, 2021
  13. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonFeb 28, 2021
  14. Junio C HamanoMar 1, 2021
  15. brian m. carlsonMar 3, 2021
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