linux-kernel - Re: git guidance

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Date:	Wed, 28 Nov 2007 20:14:27 +0300
From:	Al Boldi <a1426z@...ab.com>
To:	Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@....de>,
	Rogan Dawes <lists@...es.za.net>
Cc:	git@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: git guidance

Johannes Schindelin wrote:
> Hi,

Hi!

git@...r sometimes bounces, so let's leave lkml as backup.

> On Wed, 28 Nov 2007, Rogan Dawes wrote:
> > Al Boldi wrote:
> > > Willy Tarreau wrote:
> > > > It should not turn into an endless thread led by people who want to
> > > > redefine GIT's roadmap, but experience sharing helps a lot with GIT.
> > >
> > > Well, now that you mentioned it, if there is one thing I dislike, it's
> > > for version control to start mutilating your sources.  Version Control
> > > should be completely transparent.  GIT isn't.
> >
> > Care to explain? Git is quite happy handling arbitrary binary content,
> > so I find it difficult to believe that it is changing your source code
> > in strange ways.
>
> It is nice of you to ask him to explain: Unless this handwaving claim is
> substantiated, it is quite hard to argue with.

Sure, the problem with GIT is that it stores the sources inside a backend 
container that is only accessible via GIT; iow, you can't retrieve your 
sources directly / transparently.

One way to achieve transparency could be to allow mounting GIT on a dir-mount 
point.  And just use that dir normally, while GIT manages all the rest in 
the background.


Thanks!

--
Al

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