From ff2d9c828379ce29e5feb6ac770996be04ac072f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joey Hess Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2011 17:09:29 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] response --- ...ossible_to_have_annex_on_a_separate_filesystem.mdwn | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/bugs/not_possible_to_have_annex_on_a_separate_filesystem.mdwn b/doc/bugs/not_possible_to_have_annex_on_a_separate_filesystem.mdwn index 3e05b60931..e9a3ee95a4 100644 --- a/doc/bugs/not_possible_to_have_annex_on_a_separate_filesystem.mdwn +++ b/doc/bugs/not_possible_to_have_annex_on_a_separate_filesystem.mdwn @@ -13,3 +13,13 @@ But when trying to add files i get: git-annex: add: 1 failed I have tried both using bind-mount and with a sym-link. + +> I don't think this was a reversion; the forum post doesn't really +> indicate it ever worked. +> +> Grepping for `renameFile` and `createLink` will find all the places +> in git-annex that assume one filesystem. These would have to be changed +> to catch errors and fall back to expensive copying. +> +> Putting a separate repository on the file server could work better +> depending on what you're trying to do. --[[Joey]]