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On Sat, 07 Feb 2009 15:23:18 -0800 |
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Zac Medico <zmedico@g.o> wrote: |
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> > Well, usually you don't keep intermediate or generated files in a |
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> > VCS, so why the metadata? |
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> People who distribute overlays commonly ask if it's possible to |
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> distribute metadata cache with the overlay. Using a format that |
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> doesn't rely on timestamps will allow them to distribute metadata |
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> cache using their existing infrastructure, which is typically git or |
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> subversion. In addition to overlays, it would also be useful for |
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> forks of the entire gentoo tree, such as the funtoo tree [1]. |
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Are these people really all going to remember to run some command at |
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the top level of the repository before every commit, and to git add the |
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relevant files for everything (thus making really messy commits)? |
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Sticking metadata cache files under version control really is a perfect |
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example of doing it wrong... |
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Ciaran McCreesh |
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