reorg .git/annex

Locations.hs

@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ module Locations (
 	annexLocation,
 	annexLocationRelative,
 	annexTmpLocation,
-	annexDir
+	annexDir,
+	annexObjectDir
 ) where
 
 import Data.String.Utils
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ gitStateDir :: Git.Repo -> FilePath
 gitStateDir repo = (Git.workTree repo) ++ "/" ++ stateLoc
 
 {- An annexed file's content is stored in 
- - /path/to/repo/.git/annex/<key>, where <key> is of the form
+ - /path/to/repo/.git/annex/objects/<key>/<key>, where <key> is of the form
  - <backend:fragment>
  -
  - That allows deriving the key and backend by looking at the symlink to it.
@@ -42,7 +43,8 @@ annexLocation r key =
  -
  - Note: Assumes repo is NOT bare.-}
 annexLocationRelative :: Key -> FilePath
-annexLocationRelative key = ".git/annex/" ++ (keyFile key)
+annexLocationRelative key = ".git/annex/objects/" ++ f ++ f
+	where f = keyFile key
 
 {- The annex directory of a repository.
  -
@@ -50,6 +52,11 @@ annexLocationRelative key = ".git/annex/" ++ (keyFile key)
 annexDir :: Git.Repo -> FilePath
 annexDir r = Git.workTree r ++ "/.git/annex"
 
+{- The part of the annex directory where file contents are stored.
+ -}
+annexObjectDir :: Git.Repo -> FilePath
+annexObjectDir r = annexDir r ++ "/objects"
+
 {- .git-annex/tmp is used for temp files -}
 annexTmpLocation :: Git.Repo -> FilePath
 annexTmpLocation r = annexDir r ++ "/tmp/"

debian/changelog

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ git-annex (0.04) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
 
   * Add build dep on libghc6-testpack-dev.
   * Add annex.version, which will be used to automate upgrades.
+  * Reorganised the layout of .git/annex/ , moving cached file contents
+    to .git/annex/objects/<key>/<key>
 
  -- Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>  Mon, 08 Nov 2010 12:36:39 -0400
 

doc/backends.mdwn

@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@ Multiple pluggable backends are supported, and a single repository
 can use different backends for different files.
 
 * `WORM` ("Write Once, Read Many") This backend stores the file's content
-  only in `.git/annex/`, and assumes that any file with the same basename,
-  size, and modification time has the same content. So with this backend,
-  files can be moved around, but should never be added to or changed.
-  This is the default, and the least expensive backend.
+  only in `.git/annex/objects/`, and assumes that any file with the same
+  basename, size, and modification time has the same content. So with
+  this backend, files can be moved around, but should never be added to
+  or changed. This is the default, and the least expensive backend.
 * `SHA1` -- This backend stores the file's content in
-  `.git/annex/`, with a name based on its sha1 checksum. This backend allows
-  modifications of files to be tracked. Its need to generate checksums
+  `.git/annex/objects/`, with a name based on its sha1 checksum. This backend
+  allows modifications of files to be tracked. Its need to generate checksums
   can make it slower for large files. **Warning** this backend is not ready
   for use.
 * `URL` -- This backend downloads the file's content from an external URL.