Mark Mielke <m...@mark.mielke.cc> writes: > Alvaro Herrera wrote: >> That's not the problem. The problem is that it is kept in the same >> directory as the checked out copy. It would be a lot more usable if it >> was possible to store it elsewhere.
> I'm not following. CVS and SVN both kept such directories "in the > checked out copy." Recall the CSV/*,v files? I can't speak to SVN, but that is *not* how CVS does it. There's a small CVS/ directory, but the repository (with all the ,v files) is somewhere else. In particular I can have N different checked-out working copies without duplicating the repository. > I just don't understand why you care. If the CVS directories didn't bug > you before, why does the single .git directory bug you now? (1) size (ok, not a showstopper) (2) potential for error Blowing away your working directory shouldn't result in loss of your entire project history. regards, tom lane -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers