From: Peter Baumann <waste.manager@gmx•de>
To: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox•net>
Cc: git@vger•kernel.org
Subject: Re: Importing from tarballs; add, rm, update-index?
Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2007 10:33:22 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20070113093322.GA4825@xp.machine.xx> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <7v7ivrpx9y.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net>
On Fri, Jan 12, 2007 at 04:48:09PM -0800, Junio C Hamano wrote:
> Peter Baumann <waste.manager@gmx•de> writes:
>
> > Yes. I fully second Linus opinion. But I think there should be
> > a difference in adding completly new content to the index
> > (number of entries in the index grows) or replacing content in
> > the index.
>
> Huh?
>
> > ? So take five minutes to really think about that. Take an hour. Take a
> > ? week. Ponder it.
>
> I'd second this ;-).
>
> > ? What does it mean to "add" something to a project? It has _nothing_ to do
> > ? with "filenames". Yeah, the filename obviously exists, but it's not
> > ? something that exists on its own. You add the ONLY thing that git tracks.
> > ?
> > ? You add CONTENT.
> > ?
> > ? When you do "git add file.c" you aren't adding a filename to the list of
> > ? files that git knows about. Not even CLOSE. No. You are really adding
> > ? _content_ to the project you are tracking.
>
> Read this again, please. Ponder it if you may.
>
Yes. I am adding content. And not a file. But at least to me, it makes a
*BIG* difference if I'm adding totally new content (reserving one more
bucket where to place to content) or just replacing the content *in* one
of those already reserved buckets. And that has nothing to do with
files (or at least the silly me can't grok it).
> > ? So even without an index, "git add" should work the way it works, once you
> > ? can just let go of the broken model that is CVS.
> > ?
> > ? Please. Join me, Luke. The power of the git side is stronger. I am your
> > ? father.
> > ?
> > ? Linus
>
> And probably I am your uncle ;-).
>
You are welcome :-)
-Peter
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2007-01-13 9:32 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 45+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2007-01-12 13:41 Importing from tarballs; add, rm, update-index? Chris Riddoch
2007-01-12 14:09 ` Horst H. von Brand
2007-01-12 14:39 ` Johannes Sixt
2007-01-12 15:39 ` Horst H. von Brand
2007-01-12 14:40 ` Morten Welinder
2007-01-12 18:47 ` Junio C Hamano
2007-01-12 19:11 ` Peter Baumann
2007-01-12 19:43 ` Junio C Hamano
2007-01-12 21:04 ` Peter Baumann
2007-01-13 0:48 ` Junio C Hamano
2007-01-13 9:33 ` Peter Baumann [this message]
2007-01-13 11:17 ` Johannes Schindelin
2007-01-13 16:19 ` Peter Baumann
2007-01-13 16:27 ` Julian Phillips
2007-01-13 18:01 ` Junio C Hamano
2007-01-13 16:09 ` Carl Worth
2007-01-13 16:45 ` Brian Gernhardt
2007-01-13 16:48 ` Peter Baumann
2007-01-13 18:54 ` Nicolas Pitre
2007-01-13 19:32 ` Carl Worth
2007-01-13 20:25 ` Junio C Hamano
2007-01-13 20:29 ` Nicolas Pitre
2007-01-13 6:36 ` Brian Gernhardt
2007-01-13 9:36 ` Peter Baumann
2007-01-13 16:31 ` Brian Gernhardt
2007-01-13 18:15 ` Alan Chandler
2007-01-13 19:31 ` Brian Gernhardt
2007-01-13 20:34 ` Shawn O. Pearce
2007-01-14 12:42 ` Johannes Schindelin
2007-01-14 22:42 ` Shawn O. Pearce
2007-01-14 23:49 ` Horst H. von Brand
2007-01-15 1:06 ` Junio C Hamano
2007-01-15 1:12 ` Shawn O. Pearce
2007-01-15 22:46 ` Daniel Barkalow
2007-01-16 0:34 ` Horst H. von Brand
2007-01-16 3:35 ` Daniel Barkalow
2007-01-16 12:12 ` Christian MICHON
2007-01-16 0:51 ` Jakub Narebski
2007-01-13 21:41 ` Horst H. von Brand
2007-01-13 21:47 ` Shawn O. Pearce
2007-01-13 22:04 ` Horst H. von Brand
2007-01-12 19:34 ` Carl Worth
2007-01-12 23:28 ` Johannes Schindelin
2007-01-13 0:01 ` Junio C Hamano
2007-01-12 20:20 ` Jakub Narebski
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