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diff --git a/doc/design/assistant/desymlink.mdwn b/doc/design/assistant/desymlink.mdwn index 2f49c8304..5498b3691 100644 --- a/doc/design/assistant/desymlink.mdwn +++ b/doc/design/assistant/desymlink.mdwn @@ -43,11 +43,12 @@ is converted to a real file when it becomes present. ## concrete design -* Enable with annex.nosymlink or such config option. -* Use .git/ for the git repo, but `.git/annex/objects` won't be used. +* Enable with annex.direct +* Use .git/ for the git repo, but `.git/annex/objects` won't be used + for object storage. * `git status` and similar will show all files as type changed, and `git commit` would be a very bad idea. Just don't support users running - git commands that affect the repository in this mode. + git commands that affect the repository in this mode. Probably. * However, `git status` and similar also will show deleted and new files, which will be helpful for the assistant to use when starting up. * Cache the mtime, size etc of files, and use this to detect when they've been @@ -61,6 +62,8 @@ is converted to a real file when it becomes present. can map to multiple files. And that when a file is deleted or moved, the mapping needs to be updated. * May need a reverse mapping, from files in the tree to keys? TBD + (Needed to make things like `git annex drop` that want to map from the + file back to the key work.) * The existing watch code detects when a file gets closed, and in this mode, it could be a new file, or a modified file, or an unchanged file. For a modified file, can compare mtime, size, etc, to see if it needs @@ -73,6 +76,10 @@ is converted to a real file when it becomes present. to files in this remote would not be noticed and committed, unless a git-annex command were added to do so. Getting it basically working as a remote would be a good 1st step. +* It could also be used without the assistant as a repository that + the user uses directly. Would need some git-annex commands + to merge changes into the repo, update caches, and commit changes. + This could all be done by "git annex sync". ## TODO |