Re: Managing multiple branches in git - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From David E. Wheeler
Subject Re: Managing multiple branches in git
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Msg-id AA39676A-D482-4E26-9B7E-E48E85D62D24@kineticode.com
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In response to Re: Managing multiple branches in git  (Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@commandprompt.com>)
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On Jun 2, 2009, at 9:16 AM, Alvaro Herrera wrote:

>> Well, you can have as many clones of a repository as you like. You  
>> can
>> keep one with master checked out, another with rel8_3, another with
>> rel8_2, etc. You'd just have to write a script to keep them in sync
>> (shouldn't be too difficult, each just as all the others as an  
>> origin --
>> or maybe you have one that's canonical on your system).
>
> Hmm, but is there a way to create those clones from a single local
> "database"?

Yeah, that's what I meant by a "canonical copy on your system."

> (I like the monotone model much better.  This mixing of working copies
> and databases as if they were a single thing is silly and  
> uncomfortable
> to use.)

Monotone?

Best,

David



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