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Subject: Re: [PATCH] Dissociating a repository from its alternates
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Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> writes:

> On Wed, 14 Feb 2007, Junio C Hamano wrote:
>
>> People often start out with "clone -l -s" (or --reference) and
>> later wish to dissociate the repository from its alternates.
>
> Why not make a really dumb script which just _copies_ (or maybe 
> optionally hard link) the objects from the alternate repo, and then kills 
> the alternatives file? That should be easier. You always can repack after 
> that.

I think that is much safer.