* Centralized git
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@ 2012-07-31 12:03 ` Javier Domingo
2012-07-31 12:55 ` jaseem abid
2012-07-31 15:40 ` Edward Toroshchin
0 siblings, 2 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Javier Domingo @ 2012-07-31 12:03 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: git
I know that currently that statement (Git centralized) is an oxymoron, but
let me explain why would it be interesting.
I am currently planifying a 3D project, and I will be having large binary
files. If I add a distributed VCS, the amount of disk space required will
increase significantly.
Due to that, I started looking for an alternative VCS, such as svn, cvs.
But none of them satisfied me, mainly because they didn't have the branch
concept Git does.
I read the bzr docs, and I found that was nearly what I wanted, except for
the branch concept git has. I am maybe explaining myself in the wrong way,
but I hope someone understands.
What I would like, would be the posibility of having something like the
history horizon in bzr, or the partial repos that git-annex provides. The
idea is to have a repo with all the branches (just the head of them).
Another thing I would like to see would be being able to commit like git
actually works. Though all the history wouldn't be available, making
commits offline would be a great thing, althought later, when pushing, they
would be just in the remote, getting erased from local.
I tryed to achieve this through porcelain commands, but didn't work the few
examples I tryed.
I know this breaks with Git's main philosophy, but that is something that
would be very great. For what I know, one of the bad things to deal with is
that the compression algorithm is thought for text files.
I am looking for your answers,
Javier Domingo
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* Re: Centralized git
2012-07-31 12:03 ` Centralized git Javier Domingo
@ 2012-07-31 12:55 ` jaseem abid
[not found] ` <CALZVapniy5iNJbuOikZdgHv2qQ80nDSATw8udV=Tk2wNgxXY4w@mail.gmail.com>
2012-07-31 15:40 ` Edward Toroshchin
1 sibling, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: jaseem abid @ 2012-07-31 12:55 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Javier Domingo; +Cc: git
On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 5:33 PM, Javier Domingo <javierdo1@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I am currently planifying a 3D project, and I will be having large binary
> files. If I add a distributed VCS, the amount of disk space required will
> increase significantly.
You are going to transfer something that wont fit into your hard disk
up and down your network once in a while ?
I assume disk to be cheaper than network.
--
Jaseem Abid
http://jaseemabid.github.com
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* Re: Centralized git
[not found] ` <CALZVapniy5iNJbuOikZdgHv2qQ80nDSATw8udV=Tk2wNgxXY4w@mail.gmail.com>
@ 2012-07-31 13:08 ` Javier Domingo
2012-07-31 14:52 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Javier Domingo @ 2012-07-31 13:08 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: jaseem abid; +Cc: git
Network, in this case is cheaper. The thing is that If I commit
frecuently, will have plenty of GBs of history, that nearly for sure I
won't use. I just need to have other people's work to merge. But I
want to think in Git style, I am pretty accustomed to that way of
doing things. That is why I sent this mail here.
The idea is that if I modify 700MBs of video, with 20 commits I would
get in 21GB. And making a pull would be... just even more horrible
than anything. That is why I need to have also last checkouts filter.
Just download branch's HEADs.
Javier Domingo
2012/7/31 jaseem abid <jaseemabid@gmail.com>
>
> On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 5:33 PM, Javier Domingo <javierdo1@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > I am currently planifying a 3D project, and I will be having large binary
> > files. If I add a distributed VCS, the amount of disk space required will
> > increase significantly.
>
>
> You are going to transfer something that wont fit into your hard disk
> up and down your network once in a while ?
>
> I assume disk to be cheaper than network.
>
> --
> Jaseem Abid
> http://jaseemabid.github.com
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* Re: Centralized git
2012-07-31 13:08 ` Javier Domingo
@ 2012-07-31 14:52 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2012-07-31 15:47 ` Vipul Amler
0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason @ 2012-07-31 14:52 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Javier Domingo; +Cc: jaseem abid, git
On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 3:08 PM, Javier Domingo <javierdo1@gmail.com> wrote:
> Network, in this case is cheaper. The thing is that If I commit
> frecuently, will have plenty of GBs of history, that nearly for sure I
> won't use. I just need to have other people's work to merge. But I
> want to think in Git style, I am pretty accustomed to that way of
> doing things. That is why I sent this mail here.
>
> The idea is that if I modify 700MBs of video, with 20 commits I would
> get in 21GB. And making a pull would be... just even more horrible
> than anything. That is why I need to have also last checkouts filter.
> Just download branch's HEADs.
You're obviously aware of git-annex, is there any reason you can't
just use that?
That would give you what you want, you'd have a moving window of
current files, and then you'd delete old files as they become
un-needed.
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* Re: Centralized git
2012-07-31 12:03 ` Centralized git Javier Domingo
2012-07-31 12:55 ` jaseem abid
@ 2012-07-31 15:40 ` Edward Toroshchin
1 sibling, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Edward Toroshchin @ 2012-07-31 15:40 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Javier Domingo; +Cc: git
Javier,
Are you sure you need git for those big binary files at all?
Branching makes sense only if merging makes sense, and I can hardly see
how you can merge three 700-megabyte video files.
--
Edward "Hades" Toroshchin
dr_lepper on irc.freenode.org
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* Re: Centralized git
2012-07-31 14:52 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
@ 2012-07-31 15:47 ` Vipul Amler
0 siblings, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Vipul Amler @ 2012-07-31 15:47 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason; +Cc: Javier Domingo, jaseem abid, git
On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 8:22 PM, Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
<avarab@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 3:08 PM, Javier Domingo <javierdo1@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Network, in this case is cheaper. The thing is that If I commit
>> frecuently, will have plenty of GBs of history, that nearly for sure I
>> won't use. I just need to have other people's work to merge. But I
>> want to think in Git style, I am pretty accustomed to that way of
>> doing things. That is why I sent this mail here.
>>
>> The idea is that if I modify 700MBs of video, with 20 commits I would
>> get in 21GB. And making a pull would be... just even more horrible
>> than anything. That is why I need to have also last checkouts filter.
>> Just download branch's HEADs.
>
> You're obviously aware of git-annex, is there any reason you can't
> just use that?
>
> That would give you what you want, you'd have a moving window of
> current files, and then you'd delete old files as they become
> un-needed.
If there is a lot of static content, you should try git-media[1]. Its
specifically aimed at what you are trying to achieve.
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[1] https://github.com/schacon/git-media/
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