Re: Git as a filesystem

On 9/22/07, Dmitry Potapov [off-list ref] wrote:

used to create the original file. So, if you put any .deb file in such
a system, you will get back a different .deb file (with a different SHA1).
So, aside high CPU and memory requirements, this system cannot work in
principle unless all users have exactly the same version of a compressor.

Was thinking the same - compression machinery, ordering of the files,
everything. It'd be a nightmare to ensure you get back the same .deb,
without a single different bit.

Debian packaging toolchain could be reworked to use a more GIT-like
approach - off the top of my head, at least

  - signing/validating the "tree" of the package rather than the
completed package could allow the savings in distribution you mention,
decouple the signing from the compression, and simplify things like
debdiff

  - git or git-like strategies for source packages

cheers,


m