annex.genmetadata can be set to make git-annex automatically set metadata (year and month) when adding files

1 files changed, 2 insertions, 16 deletions

diff --git a/doc/design/metadata.mdwn b/doc/design/metadata.mdwn
index a648f5fe6..992ae1ca7 100644
--- a/doc/design/metadata.mdwn
+++ b/doc/design/metadata.mdwn
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ directories nest.
   relevant metadata from the files.  
   TODO: It's not clear that
   removing a file should nuke all the metadata used to filter it into the
-  branch (especially if it's derived metadata like the year).
+  branch
   Currently, only metadata used for visible subdirs is added and removed
   this way.
   Also, this is not usable in direct mode because deleting the
@@ -56,19 +56,7 @@ For example, by examining MP3 metadata.
 
 Also auto add metadata when adding files to view branches. See below.
 
-## derived metadata
-
-This is probably not stored anywhere. It's computed on demand by a pure
-function from the other metadata. 
-(Should be a general mechanism for this. (It probably generalizes to
-sql queries if we want to go that far.))
-
-### data metadata
-
-TODO From the ctime, some additional 
-metadata is derived, at least year=yyyy and probably also month, etc.
-
-### directory hierarchy metadata
+## directory hierarchy metadata
 
 From the original filename used in the master branch, when
 constructing a view, generate fields. For example foo/bar/baz.mp3
@@ -87,8 +75,6 @@ those filenames to derive the same metadata, unless there is persistent
 storage. Luckily, the filenames used in the views currently include the
 subdirs.
 
-**done**!
-
 # other uses for metadata
 
 Uses are not limited to view branches.