Hi... I'm a new user, and thinking that git is better than sliced bread. So, today I had to set up a new computer (MacOSX), and thought: "hey, I could put the whole system into git!" Well, ok, technically yes, you can do that. Go into the root directory, type 'git init', then 'git add .', then 'git commit -a'. Bug 1: git complained about a symbolic link to nowhere and halted... several hours into the 'add'. If I want to store a broken link, let me; maybe warn me. Bug 2: git died with an out-of-memory error on the commit: ------ # git commit -a [master (root-commit) 62b52e2] The initial checkin of the whole hard disk. Committer: System Administrator <root@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Your name and email address were configured automatically based on your username and hostname. Please check that they are accurate. You can suppress this message by setting them explicitly: git config --global user.name "Your Name" git config --global user.email you@xxxxxxxxxxx If the identity used for this commit is wrong, you can fix it with: git commit --amend --author='Your Name <you@xxxxxxxxxxx>' git(4667) malloc: *** mmap(size=1964838912) failed (error code=12) *** error: can't allocate region *** set a breakpoint in malloc_error_break to debug git(4667) malloc: *** mmap(size=1964838912) failed (error code=12) *** error: can't allocate region *** set a breakpoint in malloc_error_break to debug fatal: Out of memory, malloc failed [Mac-Pro:/] shadministrator# git version git version 1.7.0.2 ----- Anyhoo, it's not really the right tool for the job, but Apple hasn't got a package management system to speak of (yes, I know about bom files -- don't speak of it), and their filesystem loses bits now and then, so I wanted the crypto checksums and the ability to spot and roll back changes. I suppose TimeMachine will have to do. Thanks for a great program! -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html