On 4/18/07, Sam Vilain <sam@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Linus Torvalds wrote: >> Isn't this dangerous because it looks just like a normal diff with a >> file being rewritten, when in truth it is a tree entry record being >> rewritten. >> > Well, that's exactly what symlinks do too. > > You have to look at the mode to know what the rewriting *means*. > > But yeah, I wouldn't object at all to making it an "extended git header" > instead (possibly just for subprojects, possibly for symlinks too) > Speaking of 'custom' patch file formats, anyone put any thought to a format for the commits which can't be represented with patch, like binary files and merges?
There is binary diff (look for --binary in Documentation/). And regarding merges: have you looked at git-bundle yet? - 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