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| author |  http://joeyh.name/ <http://joeyh.name/@web> | 2013-10-29 21:10:53 +0000 |
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| committer |  admin <admin@branchable.com> | 2013-10-29 21:10:53 +0000 |
| commit | 568bfdfa7972e5387b0fa65fdc780e8cd9de97cf (patch) | |
| tree | d684998295e6b0d5a5b76230c38d00060e3c2d2d | |
| parent | eb5e9d843332024f52eca3e3e18d16a7b043aaad (diff) | |
Added a comment
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diff --git a/doc/bugs/git_annex_dead_does_not_work_as_expected_when_multiple_repos_exist_with_the_same_name___40__notably_including_dead_ones__41__/comment_1_7ee08a60e4b2516c010d3c2163049681._comment b/doc/bugs/git_annex_dead_does_not_work_as_expected_when_multiple_repos_exist_with_the_same_name___40__notably_including_dead_ones__41__/comment_1_7ee08a60e4b2516c010d3c2163049681._comment new file mode 100644 index 000000000..3875affb7 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/bugs/git_annex_dead_does_not_work_as_expected_when_multiple_repos_exist_with_the_same_name___40__notably_including_dead_ones__41__/comment_1_7ee08a60e4b2516c010d3c2163049681._comment @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +[[!comment format=mdwn + username="http://joeyh.name/" + ip="209.250.56.47" + subject="comment 1" + date="2013-10-29T21:10:53Z" + content=""" +I don't think it's a good idea to give multiple repos the same description. + +You can use the uuid to refer to a repo unambiguously in this situation. + +I think it would add unncessary complication to make git-annex guess which repository you mean based on context +(ie, choosing repositories that are not already dead). This would make commands that are currently idempotent not be. + +Perhaps git-annex should abort when multiple repositories match the given description? (Relevant code is Remote.nameToUUID's bydescription) +"""]] |