Re: [RFC][PATCH 0/3] Different views on a repository

On Wed, Feb 24, 2010, Andreas Gruenbacher [off-list ref] wrote:

we have a use case with groups of repositories which share lots of
objects, but which are logically independent.  There is no strict
hierarchy between the repositories, the development modl is arbitrary.
The alternates mechanism for sharig objects between repositories won't
work.

Can you elaborate on why alternates won't work?

The best idea I came up with so far to solve this

Solve what?  You didn't mention any specific problem.  Are you just trying
to save disk space by not storing multiple copies of the same objects?

James