Re: [PATCH] Don't use cpio in git-clone when not installed

3 messages, 3 authors, 2016-06-15 · open the first message on its own page

Re: [PATCH] Don't use cpio in git-clone when not installed

From: Junio C Hamano <hidden>
Date: 2016-06-15 22:43:45

"Nguyen Thai Ngoc Duy" [off-list ref] writes:
BTW, you have workaround for git-merge also? It uses cpio to save/restore state.
Why do people want "workaround"?  Is installing cpio such a
hassle?

Re: [PATCH] Don't use cpio in git-clone when not installed

From: Nguyen Thai Ngoc Duy <hidden>
Date: 2016-06-15 22:43:45

On 11/1/07, Junio C Hamano [off-list ref] wrote:
"Nguyen Thai Ngoc Duy" [off-list ref] writes:
quoted
BTW, you have workaround for git-merge also? It uses cpio to save/restore state.
Why do people want "workaround"?  Is installing cpio such a
hassle?
It is on Windows because busybox cpio is not really good and busybox
tar is even worse (for cpio emulation). Maybe I should just improve
busybox cpio :-)
-- 
Duy

Re: [PATCH] Don't use cpio in git-clone when not installed

From: Mike Hommey <hidden>
Date: 2016-06-15 22:43:45

On Wed, Oct 31, 2007 at 06:15:27PM -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote:
"Nguyen Thai Ngoc Duy" [off-list ref] writes:
quoted
BTW, you have workaround for git-merge also? It uses cpio to save/restore state.
Why do people want "workaround"?  Is installing cpio such a
hassle?
Note that to do what git-merge does with cpio, i wonder if it wouldn't
be sensible to use git stash, now.

Mike
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