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diff --git a/doc/bugs/uuid.log_trust.log_and_remote.log_merge_wackiness.mdwn b/doc/bugs/uuid.log_trust.log_and_remote.log_merge_wackiness.mdwn deleted file mode 100644 index a84d8cb56..000000000 --- a/doc/bugs/uuid.log_trust.log_and_remote.log_merge_wackiness.mdwn +++ /dev/null @@ -1,36 +0,0 @@ -Since uuid.log, trust.log and remote.log are union merged, it's possible -for any given item in them to have multiple values after a merge. -This would happen, for example, if the value was changed in different ways -in two repos which were then merged. git-annex will use an arbitrary -one of the multiple values. - -A workaround if this should happen to you is to use `git annex describe` -or other commands to re-set the value you want. The process of setting -the value will remove the multiple lines. - -To fix this the file format needs to be changed to include a timestamp -as is done with the other log files, then git-annex can consistently -pick the newest value -- which is as close to the "right" value as can be -determined in this situation. - ----- - -File format backwards-compatability is the issue. Ideally, old git-annex -would keep working, ignoring the timestamp. - -- uuid.log: "uuid description timestamp" would work; old git-annex - would just treat the timestamp as part of the description which would be - ok - > update: converted! --[[Joey]] -- trust.log: "uuid trustlevel timestamp" would work; old git-annex - ignores trailing words - > update: converted! --[[Joey]] -- remote.log: "uuid key=value ... timestamp" is on the edge but does work - (old git-annex will include the timestamp in the key/value map it builds, - but that should not break anything really) - > update: converted! --[[Joey]] - -Appending "timestamp=xxxxx" would be good for clarity, and make -it easier to parse the timestamp out from lines that have it. - -> [[done]] --[[Joey]] |