> Le 23 mars 2015 à 09:25, Erich Titl <erich.t...@think.ch> a écrit : > > Hi Yves > > Am 23.03.2015 um 08:56 schrieb Yves Blusseau: >> > ... >> >> The feature is to clone a repository without downloading all the history >> (several GB) > > OK so you basically remove the history from a git repository.
No the history stay intact. Only the binaries are replace with symlinks. > >>> >>>> >>>> Now with the git-store command you can retrieve any packages you want >>>> using the transport protocol that was used to clone the repository. >>> >>> That is all fine, but there is no git-store on the leaf boxes (and I >>> doubt there will ever be). >> git-store is only a bash script. The question is: is it good to install git >> command on a Leaf platform ? > > I don't think so, but it is nice to have a repository without the cruft. > >> >>> >>>> See the Readme.txt file for information >>>> (https://sourceforge.net/p/leaf/packages-store/ci/master/tree/Readme.txt) >>> >>> Great..... What does it do? Is this an interface to git? What is the >>> difference between a git repository and this git-store built repository >>> and why does git not provide the same functionality? >> Because git is for storing source file not binaries files. > > Aahhh.... I always thought so and was surprised there was a git > repository to hold our binary packages. Is this arrangement with > sourceforge by accident? No because it was historic. Yves. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dive into the World of Parallel Programming The Go Parallel Website, sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ _______________________________________________ leaf-devel mailing list leaf-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-devel
