Re: about directory management

["J. Bakshi" <joydeep@infoservices.in>]

On Tue, 19 Jul 2011 19:45:07 +1200
Chris Packham <judge.packham@gmail.com> wrote:

> On 19/07/11 18:07, J. Bakshi wrote:
> > Hello,
> > 
> > I need to add directory structure in my git repo where some of the directory are empty but still need to add those to maintain the structure. I also need to add directory as non-recursive, so that I can add the final child directory so get the structure. How can git help to do these ?
> > 
> > Thanks
> > --
> 
> One of the things that makes git different from other SCMs is that it
> tracks sets of changes (i.e. commits) not individual files/directories.
> My initial response is to tell you to create the directories when you've
> got something to put into them and not before. If they are needed for
> compilation of your code then make it part of the build process. If you
> do have a reason for needing empty directories the standard response is
> to put a .dummy file in the directory (you only need it in the deepest
> directory, not every directory on the path).
> 
> 

Thanks for your valuable clarification and notes.