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Re: Elpa packages and Makefiles


From: Ted Zlatanov
Subject: Re: Elpa packages and Makefiles
Date: Thu, 09 Oct 2014 11:40:32 -0400
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On Thu, 09 Oct 2014 10:40:09 -0400 Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> 
wrote: 

SM> The reason I prefer doing that is because I think I know what "git
SM> merge" does, whereas I have difficulty understanding what "git
SM> read-tree" or "git subtree" does.
>> `git subtree' is nice when you want subsequent resyncs of the same tree.
>> It can maintain a bijective commit ID mapping between the source repo
>> and the destination repo.

SM> Subtree merges work fine as well for subsequent resyncs of the same
SM> tree, and they don't need to maintain a bijective mapping between the
SM> two (because this mapping is the identity mapping).

A merge is not the same thing as a bijective `git subtree' mapping which
can map paths for each commit. In the ELPA case at least, you're better
off your way. I was just trying to explain what that tool does because
it's been useful to me in the past.

Ted


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