From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on dcvr.yhbt.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-ASN: AS31976 209.132.180.0/23 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-11.4 required=3.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_HI,T_DKIMWL_WL_MED,USER_IN_DEF_DKIM_WL shortcircuit=no autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by dcvr.yhbt.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9E5911F406 for ; Wed, 16 May 2018 21:18:25 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1752066AbeEPVSX (ORCPT ); Wed, 16 May 2018 17:18:23 -0400 Received: from mail-yw0-f180.google.com ([209.85.161.180]:44884 "EHLO mail-yw0-f180.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751273AbeEPVSW (ORCPT ); Wed, 16 May 2018 17:18:22 -0400 Received: by mail-yw0-f180.google.com with SMTP id l142-v6so692675ywc.11 for ; Wed, 16 May 2018 14:18:21 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=google.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=cGp8a7qDRZd50X+dCkOROoZhdp2WUi9c5CAceltpYHY=; b=vejAn8P2tZNLyLB/G+DKp2ffNux8t176dUlo+pLAbxtPtMrAC208MhtDec3WU732W9 x3yl5WtdDS1bBP+ewtiXWgsEjl87Pmc2daFu6aDbxGO4koW04tb3SiFnhFyGwRhYp29t Aj3/74f3MbWE0ArW0Av+j8tXVyb++nniVPlzfKtYEWGleWbJX8onk/8OjgVHvBZuDEhX zaPb/8s/jSpnrndidBJX69CQ2tdKR+7JxJPz8gcWkv4jso5jJW+5i0F5fzOQaNNlahNg fG13v3MUfXk07+jytSxQKYhE1tWZFyOIoOTvkz4W00WnUzSgvTw3yBH9VVf8Q15xFW+6 mirg== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=cGp8a7qDRZd50X+dCkOROoZhdp2WUi9c5CAceltpYHY=; b=jK2mV+Vj1mEtY0cFixMzpqroDkpN4HP5P/3lIYBP2pKZbB/3hQMha88mCEWrKHtxJk Vwmmc/xVZKK/f/uAzdaLPUgLNxXMgVmlUDsvPw3j3ahlEi80cq8XBiE/UZbg+hEBapsB QOAC8L4fyd7lZI0s1loY1B8yN1j8fzbH0cj7F1Uz5mu3CMbNLxrRmzUGHfGoM1ySoowm 2msRdaSt55/Paox8O5EPfAJ0kOBMeE16m64gWfj99gqj2mbu0l1Av1s6pq+BZOkcYimH /urSQYIuAKLVcz16Hu3MrWpidbvYeDqNwcvolOvDY0/FVIe3OGjZTBWWubjzTc+BA/EE Ct9A== X-Gm-Message-State: ALKqPwe9tD5tF9jAy99iSkRHsG7pcLCpCx1PF1ZQxxMLF8kal/C83yvU WFRVwi8mwJlA6Xy9+CB0qx5bkQhNHF+QduHuZpkoJQ== X-Google-Smtp-Source: AB8JxZoxc8pXZFqjgcipEtWpzDnNr07RVHEiX+dPqjsjTt82JUFYoxxdCn7eKM8d4ct2KoVUIGnB5fKnB4kTKMUfjwk= X-Received: by 2002:a81:8801:: with SMTP id y1-v6mr1315138ywf.238.1526505500999; Wed, 16 May 2018 14:18:20 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 2002:a25:cfd8:0:0:0:0:0 with HTTP; Wed, 16 May 2018 14:18:20 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <20180516191410.GA3417@sigill.intra.peff.net> References: <87po1waqyc.fsf@evledraar.gmail.com> <81B00B00-00F4-487A-9D3E-6B7514098B29@gmail.com> <87muwzc2kv.fsf@evledraar.gmail.com> <0f19f9f8-d215-622e-5090-1341c013babc@linuxfoundation.org> <20180516191410.GA3417@sigill.intra.peff.net> From: Stefan Beller Date: Wed, 16 May 2018 14:18:20 -0700 Message-ID: Subject: Re: worktrees vs. alternates To: Jeff King Cc: Konstantin Ryabitsev , Derrick Stolee , =?UTF-8?B?w4Z2YXIgQXJuZmrDtnLDsCBCamFybWFzb24=?= , Lars Schneider , git , Duy Nguyen Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org > > You can also do periodic maintenance like: > > 1. Copy each ref in the forked repositories into the parent repository > (e.g., giving each child that borrows from the parent its own > hierarchy in refs/remotes//*). Can you just copy? I assume the mother repo doesn't know about all objects, hence by copying the ref, we have a "spotty" history. And to improve copying could permanent symlinking be used instead?