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Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> writes:

> So now the default isn't really "pack only tags", but "pack only tags *or* 
> things that were already packed".
>
> The reason, of course, is that if we don't pack stuff that used to be 
> packed, it will just be dropped entirely. Oops.

Sorry again.

On the other hand, I do not think it is worth unpacking non-tags
that are packed when --all is not given, so...