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Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2015 18:52:29 +0100
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On Wed, 18 Mar 2015 12:19:46 -0400
DJ Delorie <dj AT delorie DOT com> wrote:

> I have to use git at work, as well as managing the geda git repo.  It
> seems that no matter what "simple" operation I do, it fights me at
> every step.  I've had cases where my local repo got so confused that
> it was easier to delete the repo and start again than to try to figure
> out what happened to my patch.
> 
> It gets much worse on projects with a shared ChangeLog - pretty much
> every big patch I've made has ended up with a ChangeLog conflict, and
> conflict management is git's weak point.
> 
> FYI the BIG reason why cvs is better for gedasymbols is it's the only
> one that lets you check out and manage a subdirectory of the repo.

For me it was the opposite. Changing from CVS/SVN to git was a release
from the jail. And I did not commit any crime.

Lev