I have a git repository that depends on an external (to the repo) file which is frequently and irregularly regenerated. It will always have the same name, but not always the same inode. I can't use a symlink since git won't follow it and I won't get the necessary file if I clone the repo elsewhere. I can't use a hard link, since the closed-source program that generates the file doesn't edit in-place but deletes and remakes it breaking the hard link.
Short of going down the route of inotify scripting is there any simple solution to this?
