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diff --git a/doc/bugs/Empty_files_make_git_status_slow/comment_1_67662686361d345b3b82d1c80adc2452._comment b/doc/bugs/Empty_files_make_git_status_slow/comment_1_67662686361d345b3b82d1c80adc2452._comment new file mode 100644 index 000000000..8c1633152 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/bugs/Empty_files_make_git_status_slow/comment_1_67662686361d345b3b82d1c80adc2452._comment @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +[[!comment format=mdwn + username="joey" + subject="""comment 1""" + date="2017-03-02T17:20:24Z" + content=""" +I don't know why git is repeatedly smudging the empty file. +(I was able to reproduce it.) + +git-annex does not treat an empty file any differently than any other file. +It seems that this is probably a bug in git. + +Note that v6 git repos are known to be innefficient due to git's smudge +interface not being very good. This is why they are not yet used by +default. +"""]] |