Thread (4 messages) flat view 4 messages, 3 authors, 2017-01-26

Re: [PATCH] Retire the `relink` command

From: Johannes Schindelin <hidden>
Date: 2017-01-26 12:18:12

Hi Eric,

On Wed, 25 Jan 2017, Eric Wong wrote:
Johannes Schindelin [off-list ref] wrote:
quoted
Back in the olden days, when all objects were loose and rubber boots
were made out of wood, it made sense to try to share (immutable)
objects between repositories.

Ever since the arrival of pack files, it is but an anachronism.

Let's move the script to the contrib/examples/ directory and no longer
offer it.
On the other hand, we have no idea if there are still people
using it for whatever reason...

I suggest we have a deprecation period where:
I would be fine with a deprecation phase, but that decision is solely on
Junio's shoulders.

Ciao,
Johannes
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