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diff --git a/dev-vcs/git-annex/metadata.xml b/dev-vcs/git-annex/metadata.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..19222bedf181 --- /dev/null +++ b/dev-vcs/git-annex/metadata.xml @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE pkgmetadata SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/metadata.dtd"> +<pkgmetadata> + <herd>haskell</herd> + <maintainer> + <email>haskell@gentoo.org</email> + </maintainer> + <longdescription> + git-annex allows managing files with git, without checking the file + contents into git. While that may seem paradoxical, it is useful when + dealing with files larger than git can currently easily handle, whether due + to limitations in memory, checksumming time, or disk space. + + Even without file content tracking, being able to manage files with git, + move files around and delete files with versioned directory trees, and use + branches and distributed clones, are all very handy reasons to use git. And + annexed files can co-exist in the same git repository with regularly + versioned files, which is convenient for maintaining documents, Makefiles, + etc that are associated with annexed files but that benefit from full + revision control. + </longdescription> +</pkgmetadata> |