[HN Gopher] Pgit: I Imported the Linux Kernel into PostgreSQL
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       Pgit: I Imported the Linux Kernel into PostgreSQL
        
       Author : ImGajeed76
       Score  : 54 points
       Date   : 2026-04-05 12:08 UTC (3 days ago)
        
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       | gurjeet wrote:
       | Technically correct title would be: s/Kernel into/Kernel Git
       | History into/                   Pgit: I Imported the Linux Kernel
       | Git History into PostgreSQL
        
         | worldsayshi wrote:
         | Wow that has a very different meaning from what I thought.
        
       | JodieBenitez wrote:
       | Read the title and immediately thought "what a weird way to solve
       | the performance loss with kernel 7..." The mind tricking itself
       | :)
        
       | tombert wrote:
       | If I recall correctly, the Fossil SCM uses SQLite under the
       | covers for a lot of its stuff.
       | 
       | Obviously that's not surprising considering its creator, but
       | hearing that was kind of the first time I had ever considered
       | that you could translate something like Git semantics to a
       | relational database.
       | 
       | I haven't played with Pgit...though I kind of think that I should
       | now.
        
         | gjvc wrote:
         | "If I recall correctly, the Fossil SCM uses SQLite under the
         | covers for a lot of its stuff."
         | 
         | a fossil repository file is a .sqlite file yes
        
       | QuiCasseRien wrote:
       | very nice, thank you for the effort spent to do this and the
       | results
        
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