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

On Wed, Oct 31, 2007 at 06:15:27PM -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote:

"Nguyen Thai Ngoc Duy" [off-list ref] writes:

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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