On Thu, 2006-04-27 at 23:17 +0200, Wolfgang Pfeiffer wrote: > On Thu, Apr 27, 2006 at 06:02:07PM +0200, ruben wrote: > > > > Once you have that, how do you get for example 2.6.16 out of it? I > > assume you can get all previous 2.6 versions this way, right? > > No. I would guess that's not possible. Actually I would rather see it > as a waste of resources, because if someone needs an older 2.6 version > he or she might easily get that by going to > http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ > > The git tree, if I understand the HOWTO at > http://linux.yyz.us/git-howto.html > correctly, looks more like a kernel-factory or working-place for those > writing the sources. I.e. the dev branch of the kernel. The fact users > can download these sources might be intended (for testing the files, > etc. ...) but in that environment, provided i got its purpose > correctly, it makes no sense at all to offer old sources ... > > And, if I may digress, the fact I can pull only the latest sources > with git makes it easy to me to update my current local source > directory: I don't have to care for the correct sources version to > download or update, because there is only one ... :) If you prefer > things being simple like I do, an extremely convenient option ... :)
The result of git clone/pull contains the complete development history since Linus moved from bk to git. It's the equivalent of a CVS repository (as opposed to a CVS checkout). The fact that the latest version is checked out of the local git repository by default is just a convenient side effect. ;) For a little drool, try gitk --all -- Earthling Michel Dänzer | Debian (powerpc), X and DRI developer Libre software enthusiast | http://svcs.affero.net/rm.php?r=daenzer
