From: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
To: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Cc: git@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Seriously broken "git pack-refs"
Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 19:22:27 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <7v7iva4glo.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0701251636060.25027@woody.linux-foundation.org> (Linus Torvalds's message of "Thu, 25 Jan 2007 16:51:21 -0800 (PST)")
Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> writes:
> The default for "git pack-refs" is to pack just tags. Which is a HORRIBLE
> MISTAKE. Becuase it means that if you actually had any packed non-tags,
> they now get removed entirely.
>
> I'd call whoever made that decision a complete crack-addict and total
> idiot, but it might be me, so I'll just tread carefully and call the
> choice "interesting".
Guilty as charged, I guess (I haven't asked 'blame' about it but
I am reasonably sure it was me). And thanks for catching it.
But I think "only packing tags" is a reasonable default, as
local branch heads are meant to be advanced, and remote tracking
branches follow whatever happens on the remote end upon every
fetch. Tags on the other hand are meant to be stationary.
What was a HORRIBLE MISTAKE was not repacking what came out of
the pack if it was pruned.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2007-01-26 3:22 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2007-01-26 0:51 Seriously broken "git pack-refs" Linus Torvalds
2007-01-26 3:22 ` Junio C Hamano [this message]
2007-01-26 6:05 ` Linus Torvalds
2007-01-26 6:08 ` Junio C Hamano
2007-01-26 6:24 ` Linus Torvalds
2007-01-26 6:50 ` Junio C Hamano
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