Re: [PATCH] Do not allow git-init-db to be called twice in the same directory

From: Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de>
Date: 2005-12-28 01:01:40
Hi,

On Mon, 26 Dec 2005, Junio C Hamano wrote:

> Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> writes:
> 
> > t5300 is also adapted, since it relies heavily on init-db not complaining 
> > when $GIT_DIR already exists.
> 
> I think it tries not to overwrite things that are already there
> and is meant to be safe to run in an already populated
> repository; e.g. you should be able to use it to pick up newly
> added templates.

Ah, that is a use case I missed. I don't work too much with templates 
(only on the shared repositories' machine)...

> Is there a particular reason running the current init-db twice
> is undesirable?

In my case, yes. When I do that, it means that I did not correctly 
change directories. I fscked up my private git repository twice that way.

I like your point, though.

Ciao,
Dscho


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