From 6c64d8ee3e88817917a0a7ced34a993cb0163e4a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "http://joeyh.name/" Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2013 17:57:36 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Added a comment: separation of concerns --- ...mment_1_8340e5ff17a4846b41789e4966fed70c._comment | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+) create mode 100644 doc/forum/confused_about_external_drives/comment_1_8340e5ff17a4846b41789e4966fed70c._comment diff --git a/doc/forum/confused_about_external_drives/comment_1_8340e5ff17a4846b41789e4966fed70c._comment b/doc/forum/confused_about_external_drives/comment_1_8340e5ff17a4846b41789e4966fed70c._comment new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..5b7ca01141 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/forum/confused_about_external_drives/comment_1_8340e5ff17a4846b41789e4966fed70c._comment @@ -0,0 +1,12 @@ +[[!comment format=mdwn + username="http://joeyh.name/" + ip="209.250.56.227" + subject="separation of concerns" + date="2013-12-29T17:57:36Z" + content=""" +It doesn't make sense for the git-annex assistant to try to somehow detect and mount drives. Every OS has its own way to do that. + +The assistant simply detects drives that have been mounted by the OS. + +There is absolutely no problem with manually setting up a git repository on a removable drive and using it with the assistant. This is identical to what the assistant would set up for an external drive (except perhaps being a non-bare repository). The assistant simply detects if any git remote whose url is a directory is inside a mount point when it sees a new device be mounted. +"""]]