Re: [git-users] Create a new repo from a branch in another repo

[Konstantin Khomoutov]

On Mon, 30 Nov 2015 07:52:19 -0800 (PST)
Anthony Hunter  wrote:

> I'm new to git and looking into its usage and am responsible for the
> teams that will be using the repos.
> 
> As development goes on within a repo and time passes, the repo will
> start to get large just do to the number of commits. Is there a way
> that for example, as a release completes, I could branch off into a
> new repo to develop the next version? This will help keep the repos
> small and release specific. 
> 
> I'm aware of doing a shallow clone or even a branch clone, but I will
> still end up with users cloning the who thing by accident.

I think you're trying to overengeneer on the two fronts:

* If you want a new repo, just `git checkout` a version tagged
  as released, then `rm -rf .git` there (literally), then
  `git init .` + `git add .` + `git commit -q` and you're done.

  Since you explicitly want no history, then there's no sense in
  "branching off" -- because branching means just growing the history
  in yet another direction.

* Is the repo size *really* a concern?

  Here's why I'm asking: there are projects like Mozilla Firefox and
  Linux which contain all their histories from day one, and they
  are *huge.*  Still, Git handles them just okay.

  Sure, there's always a problem of a slow initial clone but it can
  be solved in different ways, with using "--reference" when
  `git clone`-ing being the most apparent.

  If you store some large assets in your repos, you might consider
  using tools like `git-fat`, `git-lfs` and `git-annex`.

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Re: [git-users] Create a new repo from a branch in another repo

[Anthony Hunter]

Yes, my concern is with the eventual size of the repo. The repo will become 
larger then 1gig and this will take a long time to clone. Not so much 
concerned with "large files" jut the overall size of the repo.

Can you expand more on the usage of the "--reference" option?

Thanks.


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[git-users] Create a new repo from a branch in another repo

[Anthony Hunter]

I'm new to git and looking into its usage and am responsible for the teams 
that will be using the repos.

As development goes on within a repo and time passes, the repo will start 
to get large just do to the number of commits. Is there a way that for 
example, as a release completes, I could branch off into a new repo to 
develop the next version? This will help keep the repos small and release 
specific. 

I'm aware of doing a shallow clone or even a branch clone, but I will still 
end up with users cloning the who thing by accident.

Any suggestions?

Thanks.

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