Re: [PATCH 22/32] checkout: support checking out into a new working directory

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On Wed, Sep 3, 2014 at 12:33 AM, Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Marc Branchaud <marcnarc@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
>> On 14-09-02 08:27 AM, Duy Nguyen wrote:
>>> After reading this "multiple checkout mode" in git-checkout.txt, I'm
>>> tempted to rewrite it like this. I think the example makes it clearer
>>> what I mean. If nobody has any comments, I'm going to send v2 with
>>> this (and other comments collected so far)
>>
>> Overall I think focusing on the word "checkout" for this feature makes the
>> documentation confusing.  It's also not a "mode" but just another git
>> feature.  Since this is all about multiple working directories (the phrase is
>> actually "working tree" in the existing docs) we should just stick to that
>> rather than introduce new terminology.
>>
>> Finally, a bit of bikeshedding, but I think "$GIT_DIR/repos" is also an
>> unfortunate choice and that "$GIT_DIR/worktrees" would be better.
>
> I tried to stay away from bikeshedding, but a good phrasing is
> important.  I think $GIT_DIR/worktrees captures what they are trying
> to represent better in that they are not storing repository
> information, but they are about storing per-worktree state.

While we're changing the terms, I wonder if "primary working
directory" and "secondary working directories" are better than "main
checkout" and "linked checkout".
-- 
Duy
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