Re: [git-users] git checkout file with custom mtime

2019-01-09 Thread Daniel Fanjul
The mtime of the files in my working copy change when I amend or rebase or checkout different branches or in general when I use git commands. I carefully store the mtime when these files are generated or overwritten and restore it when it is going to be read. The tool I use is https://packages.ubun

Re: [git-users] git checkout file with custom mtime

2019-01-09 Thread Konstantin Khomoutov
On Sat, Jan 05, 2019 at 10:44:47PM +0100, Daniel Fanjul wrote: > I'm on Ubuntu. I do not use LFS. I track mods and saved games of > Skyrim with git, TESV.exe sorts the saved games only by their mtime. I > know it is not the most usual use case for git. > > I agree with that viewpoint and I like th

Re: [git-users] git checkout file with custom mtime

2019-01-05 Thread Daniel Fanjul
I'm on Ubuntu. I do not use LFS. I track mods and saved games of Skyrim with git, TESV.exe sorts the saved games only by their mtime. I know it is not the most usual use case for git. I agree with that viewpoint and I like the way git works right now, I do not want to change that. Checking out the

Re: [git-users] git checkout file with custom mtime

2019-01-05 Thread Philip Oakley
Daniel, Do you use the Git LFS (Large File System) add-on?, are you on Windows or Linux?, and what tools need mtime (or is it something about the process of using the tool..)? The Git viewpoint is that the mtime shouldn't be important for the version storage & control aspects, though it may