Re: simple use case scenario for --read-tree and --write-tree with --prefix option

On 6/19/06, Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net> wrote:
> "Aneesh Kumar" <aneesh.kumar@gmail.com> writes:
>
> > I searched the archives but didn't find anything. If i understand
> > correctly the sub project idea is using the gitlink object type. So
> > what is read-tree and write-tree with --prefix option supposed to
> > achieve.
>
> The --prefix option to read-tree was very useful when I did a
> hand merge of gitweb for example.  I am reasonably sure clever
> people will find other uses as well.
>

Ok i tried this
mkdir test/test1
mkdir test/test2
cd test
git init-db
cd test1
git init-db
cd ../test2
git init-db

now  i do some devel under test2
now if i want to pull this with the history to toplevel directory test
should i be doing

cd test

kvaneesh@satan:/tmp/test$ git read-tree --prefix=test1/ $(cat
test1/.git/refs/heads/master)
fatal: failed to unpack tree object c6c049d03f0bee0ac546ff6e436d5f6f3a5f4864

But the above command doesn't work for me. I guess i am missing something.

-aneesh
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