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Subject: Re: Subject: Re: On Plasmate's recent project list (Yuen Hoe Lim)
From: "Diego Casella \(\[Po\]lentino\)" <polentino911 () gmail ! com>
Date: 2010-01-25 11:50:20
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> ---------- Messaggio inoltrato ----------
> From: Yuen Hoe Lim <yuenhoe86@gmail.com>
> To: plasma-devel@kde.org
> Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:06:53 +0800
> Subject: Re: Subject: Re: On Plasmate's recent project list
> There is also another problem and it still can get sticky :) When importing
> a 'project group' tarball, what happens when there are project folders with
> the same name in the target drive? It doesn't make sense to force an
> overwrite, so we'll need to seamlessly rename the folders underneath (the
> user isn't aware of project folder names, so we can name them whatever we
> want as long as it avoids conflict). Now, renaming the folder will have
> implications for the git repository right...? Or am I just being
> overparanoid again :)
>
Don't worry, git doesn't complain if you rename the root folder :)
That's because git doesn't save a reference to the root project directory,
but it refers to the .git/ containing folder. This sounds pretty the same,
but referring the .git/ parent dir allows you to rename it as you wish,
without worrying about the name.
> ----
> Jason "moofang" Lim Yuen Hoe
> http://yuenhoe.co.cc/
>
>
> On Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 9:58 PM, Shantanu Tushar Jha <jhahoneyk@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> On 1/24/10, Yuen Hoe Lim <yuenhoe86@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Uhm I dont get your concern; if you tar all the plasmate project
>> directory
>> >> for example, and then untar it, you also tar each git project history
>> >> (because every project has its own local git repo). Thus, when
>> untar-ing,
>> >> you'll get both your projetc files and git repo for free :)
>> >>
>> >
>> > Really? That's why I said I don't know much about git. So the git local
>> > repository is wholly contained in the folders themselves? That'll make
>> > things a lot simpler. Does that also mean that if I just delete the
>> project
>> > folder the git repository goes down with it? :)
>>
>> Yep, even I was wondering why you were saying that. The whole git repo
>> info, the packs etc are there in .git. So, AFAIK, just saving the
>> contents will do.
>> I can implement this "backup-n-restore" thing once you're done with
>> the "More Projects" option :)
>>
>> >
>> >
>> >> yes sir !
>> >>
>> >
>> > xD
>> >
>> > ----
>> > Jason "moofang" Lim Yuen Hoe
>> > http://yuenhoe.co.cc/
>> >
>>
>>
>> --
>> Shantanu Tushar (UTC +0530)
>> http://www.shantanutushar.com
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<div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px \
solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">---------- \
Messaggio inoltrato ----------<br>From: Yuen Hoe Lim <<a \
href="mailto:yuenhoe86@gmail.com" target="_blank">yuenhoe86@gmail.com</a>><br>
To: <a href="mailto:plasma-devel@kde.org" \
target="_blank">plasma-devel@kde.org</a><br>Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:06:53 \
+0800<br>Subject: Re: Subject: Re: On Plasmate's recent project list<br>There is \
also another problem and it still can get sticky :) When importing a 'project \
group' tarball, what happens when there are project folders with the same name in \
the target drive? It doesn't make sense to force an overwrite, so we'll need \
to seamlessly rename the folders underneath (the user isn't aware of project \
folder names, so we can name them whatever we want as long as it avoids conflict). \
Now, renaming the folder will have implications for the git repository right...? Or \
am I just being overparanoid again :)<br>
</blockquote><div><br>Don't worry, git doesn't complain if you rename the \
root folder :)<br>That's because git doesn't save a reference to the root \
project directory, but it refers to the .git/ containing folder. This sounds pretty \
the same, but referring the .git/ parent dir allows you to rename it as you wish, \
without worrying about the name.<br>
</div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, \
204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">----<br>Jason \
"moofang" Lim Yuen Hoe<br><a href="http://yuenhoe.co.cc/" \
target="_blank">http://yuenhoe.co.cc/</a><br>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 9:58 PM, Shantanu Tushar Jha \
<span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jhahoneyk@gmail.com" \
target="_blank">jhahoneyk@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote \
class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt \
0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div>On 1/24/10, Yuen Hoe Lim <<a href="mailto:yuenhoe86@gmail.com" \
target="_blank">yuenhoe86@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br> >><br>
>> Uhm I dont get your concern; if you tar all the plasmate project \
directory<br> >> for example, and then untar it, you also tar each git project \
history<br> >> (because every project has its own local git repo). Thus, when \
untar-ing,<br> >> you'll get both your projetc files and git repo for free \
:)<br> >><br>
><br>
> Really? That's why I said I don't know much about git. So the git \
local<br> > repository is wholly contained in the folders themselves? That'll \
make<br> > things a lot simpler. Does that also mean that if I just delete the \
project<br> > folder the git repository goes down with it? :)<br>
<br>
</div>Yep, even I was wondering why you were saying that. The whole git repo<br>
info, the packs etc are there in .git. So, AFAIK, just saving the<br>
contents will do.<br>
I can implement this "backup-n-restore" thing once you're done with<br>
the "More Projects" option :)<br>
<div><br>
><br>
><br>
>> yes sir !<br>
>><br>
><br>
> xD<br>
><br>
> ----<br>
> Jason "moofang" Lim Yuen Hoe<br>
> <a href="http://yuenhoe.co.cc/" target="_blank">http://yuenhoe.co.cc/</a><br>
><br>
<br>
<br>
</div><font color="#888888">--<br>
Shantanu Tushar (UTC +0530)<br>
<a href="http://www.shantanutushar.com" \
target="_blank">http://www.shantanutushar.com</a><br> \
</font><div><div></div><div>_______________________________________________<br> \
Plasma-devel mailing list<br> <a href="mailto:Plasma-devel@kde.org" \
target="_blank">Plasma-devel@kde.org</a><br> <a \
href="https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/plasma-devel" \
target="_blank">https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/plasma-devel</a><br> \
</div></div></blockquote></div></blockquote></div>
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