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From: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
Subject: Re: fetching packs and storing them as packs
Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2006 11:34:07 -0700
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To: Shawn Pearce <spearce@spearce.org>
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Shawn Pearce <spearce@spearce.org> writes:

> I take this above statement to mean that you answered your own
> question about how my sequence is able to resolve the race condition?

Yes.  I needed more thought after I asked that question.

>...
> Why not just use create a new flag file?
>
> Lets say that a pack X is NOT eligible to be repacked if
> "$GIT_DIR/objects/pack/pack-X.keep" exists.

I like it.