# Re: [RFC] GIT Repository Annotation Convention

1 messages from 2005-09-12 to 2005-09-12. Participants: Horst von Brand.
Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/1778

## Horst von Brand, 2005-09-12 00:26

Subject: Re: [RFC] GIT Repository Annotation Convention
Message-ID: <200509120026.j8C0QAxo013225@inti.inf.utfsm.cl>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/200509120026.j8C0QAxo013225%40inti.inf.utfsm.cl
In-Reply-To: <gitzilla@gmail.com>

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A Large Angry SCM <gitzilla@gmail.com> wrote:
> Matthias Urlichs wrote:
> > Hi, A Large Angry SCM wrote:
> >
> >>Think about a directory containing directories "foo" and "foo.txt":
> >>
> > Can you tell us why you're using extensions in the first place?
> > I propose using no extensions whatsoever: simply mirror the refs/
> > tree.

> The extensions allow the annotation of directories as well as
> files. That's something that can't be done if extensions are not used.

OTOH, for git directories are only there to organize files, they have no
independent existence.
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