Re: [PATCH] checkout-index needs a working tree

[Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de>]

Hi,

On Thu, 9 Aug 2007, Junio C Hamano wrote:

> Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> writes:
> 
> > That is _completely_ expected.  If it is a bare repository, you can _only_ 
> > override that check by GIT_WORK_TREE or --work-tree.
> >
> > But I have to wonder: if you want to use git checkout-index, which is a 
> > work-tree operation, why did you mark it as bare to begin with?
> 
> I do not necessarily think --prefix=untar/it/here/ is a work
> tree operation.
> 
> Perhaps we probably are better off if we add something that says
> specifying GIT_DIR alone means you are at the top of work tree
> (to resurrect the traditional behaviour), to alleviate fallouts
> like this and the other cvsserver one?  If one does not like
> that traditional behaviour, the new GIT_WORK_TREE support can
> be used override it.

I think I sent a patch for that, but was negative about it, even if I 
promised not to question your decision.

Ciao,
Dscho