Re: .git grows after git-gc?

[Andy Parkins <andyparkins@gmail.com>]

On Tuesday 2007 April 24, Nicolas Pitre wrote:

Thank you for your thorough explanation.

>    Now when you repack, this parameter won't be used by default unless
>    you have repack.usedeltabaseoffset set to true in your config, which
>    will cause a small increase in pack size.

That sounds like it could easily be it.  I thought I had usedeltabaseoffset 
turned on ages ago; but it turns out (while investigating this strange 
behaviour) what I actually had turned on was "usedelatabaseoffset".

Doh!

> I think that (2) is the most probable cause of repack growth in your
> case.  Just try:
>
> 	git config --global repack.usedeltabaseoffset true
> 	git gc
>
> and you should get that 2MB back, possibly a bit more.

Strangely enough - I didn't - stayed at 97MB.  It's probably (1) then.

Thanks for your time.  You've helped me find a typo in my config even if I 
didn't get my 2MB back :-)


Andy
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