From dfe19aa70c903147e94b777f8f3cd77c247db5b6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Phillip Goldenburg <phillip@goldenburg.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2008 22:34:21 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Add export deployment option for git and add instructions to
 deploy from a local repository.

---
 lib/capistrano/recipes/deploy/scm/git.rb | 19 ++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/lib/capistrano/recipes/deploy/scm/git.rb b/lib/capistrano/recipes/deploy/scm/git.rb
index df8a90ab..8f49f691 100644
--- a/lib/capistrano/recipes/deploy/scm/git.rb
+++ b/lib/capistrano/recipes/deploy/scm/git.rb
@@ -92,13 +92,24 @@ module Capistrano
       #
       #   set :git_shallow_clone, 1
       #
+      # For those that don't like to leave your entire repository on
+      # your production server you can:
+      #
+      #   set :deploy_via, :export
+      #
+      # To deploy from a local repository:
+      #
+      #   set :repository, "file://."
+      #   set :deploy_via, :copy
+      #
       # AUTHORS
       # -------
       #
       # Garry Dolley http://scie.nti.st
       # Contributions by Geoffrey Grosenbach http://topfunky.com
       #              Scott Chacon http://jointheconversation.org
-      #                      and Alex Arnell http://twologic.com
+      #                          Alex Arnell http://twologic.com
+      #                                   and Phillip Goldenburg
 
       class Git < Base
         # Sets the default command name for this SCM on your *local* machine.
@@ -145,6 +156,12 @@ module Capistrano
 
           execute.join(" && ")
         end
+        
+        # An expensive export. Performs a checkout as above, then
+        # removes the repo.
+        def export(revision, destination)
+          checkout(revision, destination) << " && rm -Rf #{destination}/.git"
+        end
 
         # Merges the changes to 'head' since the last fetch, for remote_cache
         # deployment strategy