Re: [PATCH 03/13] init: unconditionally create the "info" directory

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From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
To: "Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason" <avarab@gmail.com>
Cc: Derrick Stolee <stolee@gmail.com>,
	git@vger.kernel.org, Derrick Stolee <derrickstolee@github.com>,
	Adam Spiers <git@adamspiers.org>, Jeff King <peff@peff.net>,
	Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 03/13] init: unconditionally create the "info" directory
Date: Fri, 24 Dec 2021 17:58:04 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <xmqqo8555tub.fsf@gitster.g> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <211224.86ilvdhq23.gmgdl@evledraar.gmail.com> ("Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason"'s message of "Fri, 24 Dec 2021 18:26:05 +0100")

Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com> writes:

> On Mon, Dec 20 2021, Junio C Hamano wrote:
>
>> Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com> writes:
>>
>>> It seems as though you're saying that any fixes or changes in this area
>>> would be incomplete without moving us towards the most pedantic and
>>> minimalist interpretation possible when doing a "git init", is that
>>> right?
>>
>> Not at all.  Belt and suspenders is a good way forward.  I am just
>> saying that on-demand creation is more important than the other one.
>
> So you do agree that we should create .git/info whatever the template
> says (as this series does), or not?

Probably "should" is too strong a word.  

I do not mind "mkdir -p" existing, but I think it is more important
to spend our engineering effort to make sure there are necessary
on-demand creation of leading paths.

next prev parent reply	other threads:[~2021-12-25  1:58 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 44+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2021-12-12 20:13 [PATCH 00/13] tests + init: don't rely on templates & add --no-template + config Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-12-12 20:13 ` [PATCH 01/13] t0001: fix gaps in "TEMPLATE DIRECTORY" coverage Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-12-12 20:13 ` [PATCH 02/13] init: split out template population from create_default_files() Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-12-12 20:13 ` [PATCH 03/13] init: unconditionally create the "info" directory Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-12-20 15:59   ` Derrick Stolee
2021-12-20 16:13     ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-12-20 17:39       ` Derrick Stolee
2021-12-20 18:16         ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-12-20 19:06         ` Junio C Hamano
2021-12-21  1:15           ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-12-21  2:10             ` Junio C Hamano
2021-12-21  2:39               ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-12-21  6:38                 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-12-24 17:26                   ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-12-25  1:58                     ` Junio C Hamano [this message]
2022-01-12 12:42         ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-01-18 19:43           ` Derrick Stolee
2022-01-19  1:00             ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-12-12 20:13 ` [PATCH 04/13] t0008: don't rely on default ".git/info/exclude" Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-12-12 20:13 ` [PATCH 05/13] init & clone: add a --no-template option Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-12-12 20:13 ` [PATCH 06/13] init & clone: add init.templateDir=[bool] Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-12-12 20:13 ` [PATCH 07/13] test-lib: create test data with "git init --no-template" (almost) Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-12-12 20:13 ` [PATCH 08/13] tests: don't depend on template-created .git/branches Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-12-12 20:13 ` [PATCH 09/13] t5540: don't rely on "hook/post-update.sample" Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-12-12 20:13 ` [PATCH 10/13] test-lib-functions: add and use a "write_hook" wrapper Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-12-13 14:15   ` Eric Sunshine
2021-12-13 16:29     ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-12-13 16:45       ` Eric Sunshine
2021-12-13 19:37         ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-12-13 21:33           ` Eric Sunshine
2021-12-12 20:13 ` [PATCH 11/13] tests: change "cat && chmod +x" to use "write_hook" Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-12-12 20:13 ` [PATCH 12/13] tests: migrate miscellaneous "write_script" to "write_hooks" Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-12-12 20:13 ` [PATCH 13/13] tests: don't depend on template-created .git/hooks Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-06-03 11:15 ` [PATCH v2 0/7] tests: don't depend on "git init" using the template Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-06-03 11:15   ` [PATCH v2 1/7] t0008: don't rely on default ".git/info/exclude" Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-06-03 11:15   ` [PATCH v2 2/7] tests: don't depend on template-created .git/branches Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-06-03 11:15   ` [PATCH v2 3/7] tests: don't assume a .git/info for .git/info/grafts Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-06-03 11:15   ` [PATCH v2 4/7] tests: don't assume a .git/info for .git/info/attributes Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-06-03 11:15   ` [PATCH v2 5/7] tests: don't assume a .git/info for .git/info/refs Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-06-03 11:15   ` [PATCH v2 6/7] tests: don't assume a .git/info for .git/info/exclude Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-06-03 11:15   ` [PATCH v2 7/7] tests: don't assume a .git/info for .git/info/sparse-checkout Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-06-03 19:17   ` [PATCH v2 0/7] tests: don't depend on "git init" using the template Junio C Hamano
2022-06-04  0:41     ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-06-06 19:08       ` Junio C Hamano

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