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To: Caleb Cushing <xenoterracide@...>
From: Donnie Berkholz <dberkholz@g.o>
Subject: Re: 'overlays' are altenatives to full tree clone
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2009 18:39:46 -0700
On 13:14 Sun 12 Apr     , Caleb Cushing wrote:
> just so you know, you don't need the full tree to patch it. git
> doesn't actually care if there's common history between 2 tree's when
> you merge. I was planning on writing a tutorial for this for dev in
> regen2 if anyone wants me to for here (since it sound like your w/
> extra history) has some hugeness.

Justin Lecher wrote up quick instructions about this, to preserve 
history when merging from the sci overlay to the main tree. I don't know 
if it's anywhere besides my inbox.

-- 
Thanks,
Donnie

Donnie Berkholz
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