913337c557d0be9a3b7b7f5251a5d12a33a5a937
Otherwise this broke atomicity; we could fetch/store the ref, then crash, and then not upgrade the next time we tried upgrading. The correct model is: the tree has changed if the new ref is different from the merge deployment.
OSTree is a tool for managing bootable, immutable, versioned filesystem trees. While it takes over some of the roles of tradtional "package managers" like dpkg and rpm, it is not a package system; nor is it a tool for managing full disk images. Instead, it sits between those levels, offering a blend of the advantages (and disadvantages) of both.
For more information, see:
Languages
C
50.8%
HTML
20.8%
Shell
13.9%
Makefile
12.4%
Yacc
0.7%
Other
1.3%