Fw: fake git repositories.. how far do you go?

[hessiess at hessiess.com]

I don't really get what you mean by ``fake'' git repos. Multiple repos
does not make them any less real.

Anyway, I have one repo for my dot files. And a few others for logically
independent entities. Programming projects go in there own repos, my
writing is in its own repo etc.

Private dot files are stored in a strongly encrypted tarball, which is
checked into git. By doing that you loose any ability to track and merge
per-file changes, but it has not been a problem in my experience.

Also, only version the files that you absolutely need. Most dot files are
auto-generated and store nothing of value. I only version my vim config
file, ssh keys(encrypted) and a few other bits and paces.

Robert

> anyone?
>
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> Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2011 21:49:24 +0100
> From: Dieter Plaetinck <dieter at plaetinck.be>
> To: vcs-home at lists.madduck.net <vcs-home at lists.madduck.net>
> Subject: fake git repositories.. how far do you go?
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> for those using "fake git repositories",
>
> From:
> http://she.geek.nz/archives/546-migrating-my-homedirectory-from-one-repo-to-many.html
> http://www.mail-archive.com/vcs-home@lists.madduck.net/msg00078.html
> I could not really understand why one would actually _want_ multiple fake
> git repositories.
> it seems to me that the more of them you have, the more cumbersome it gets
> to maintain.
> the way i see it:
>
> * 1 repository
> + easiest to maintain
> + easiest to share
> - not good for files with private stuff
> - on some machines, you will check out stuff you don't need
> * multiple fake git repositories
> - harder to maintain (you need an additional command before you can work
> in the repo)
> - harder to share (you now have several repos)
> + better for sharing private stuff (just don't share the ones containing
> anything private), although not ideal (you might want to share the config
> files, just not the password)
> + you can avoid checking out useless (though unharmful) stuff on machines
> which need a minimal $HOME.
>
> do you create additional fake git repositories for programs that might not
> need it? why?
> $ find ~ -maxdepth 1 -type d -name '.*' | wc -l
> 98
> --> 98 dot-directories == 98 fake git repositories?
>
> some alternative ideas for the "private stuff" problem:
> * why not create 1 git repository in which you commit your files, *except*
> those files containing private stuff (commit those in a separate
> repository, or in a separate branch which you do not push)
> * and/or run only applications which can collect private stuff from a
> dedicated file or "password manager" (or patch your apps)
>
> Dieter
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