From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Alex Riesen" Subject: Re: [PATCH] git-repack: generational repacking (and example hook script) Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2007 09:02:13 +0200 Message-ID: <81b0412b0707040002k5afb1851kdc6581192a7a4191@mail.gmail.com> References: <1183193781941-git-send-email-sam.vilain@catalyst.net.nz> <11831937822950-git-send-email-sam.vilain@catalyst.net.nz> <11831937823588-git-send-email-sam.vilain@catalyst.net.nz> <1183193782608-git-send-email-sam.vilain@catalyst.net.nz> <4689D77D.20601@vilain.net> <468AE462.1040202@vilain.net> <468B3B42.2040103@vilain.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: "Johannes Schindelin" , "Nicolas Pitre" , "Junio C Hamano" , git@vger.kernel.org To: "Sam Vilain" X-From: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Wed Jul 04 09:02:22 2007 connect(): Connection refused Return-path: Envelope-to: gcvg-git@gmane.org Received: from vger.kernel.org ([209.132.176.167]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1I5ysV-0008DB-R1 for gcvg-git@gmane.org; Wed, 04 Jul 2007 09:02:20 +0200 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1753579AbXGDHCQ (ORCPT ); Wed, 4 Jul 2007 03:02:16 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1753429AbXGDHCQ (ORCPT ); Wed, 4 Jul 2007 03:02:16 -0400 Received: from ik-out-1112.google.com ([66.249.90.182]:10550 "EHLO ik-out-1112.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753262AbXGDHCP (ORCPT ); Wed, 4 Jul 2007 03:02:15 -0400 Received: by ik-out-1112.google.com with SMTP id b32so1560816ika for ; Wed, 04 Jul 2007 00:02:13 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; b=UE0HIvuZAUlQubAxGQbCtWl/br7O21NA9bGX5ISFBJd14W7PF5hHR2NkyYzKPZF2gEGlnQ2PPaxLH8q3cc/2oRZbYUN/AXXugT3J2A2EBzEXTJQwHlwYWXJKYhlu3HpyGXCd2PvkOM2ghgVNpZ0FjesrW8fIXrXuaMj/ow+8hyA= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; b=DrNZKjwOwx9O0lEysjPM6dsWpeZyUThCGeGy1JaAD1dgpCu8RWjLsro0GVOwulkycV8wv36XYs7aKQKf5Vqw6pNawZjUG6m5HVzQ9uXc5LBQS39MeQqXNfNxiVlzoRdAOwpghj0TUhuC1CNaset4SCYygnBvayb5F5it/Dm1usg= Received: by 10.78.147.6 with SMTP id u6mr3908594hud.1183532533390; Wed, 04 Jul 2007 00:02:13 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.78.100.16 with HTTP; Wed, 4 Jul 2007 00:02:13 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <468B3B42.2040103@vilain.net> Content-Disposition: inline Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Archived-At: On 7/4/07, Sam Vilain wrote: > Johannes Schindelin wrote: > >>>> 1. Do you agree that some users would want their git repositories to be > >>>> "maintenance free"? > >>> I'm not so sure. > >> Well, no offence, but I think you should withhold from voicing a > >> fundamental concern as this, because you're not one of its target users. > > Let's put it this way. A lot of car drivers would probably agree that it > > is a Good Thing (tm) if their car automatically went to get gas, before it > > ran out of it. Less hassle, right? > > > > Yes, except if your car decides to get gas when you are already late, > > speeding, trying to catch your plane. > > Ok, but if you're only packing a few hundred objects it usually won't > matter because it is fast enough that you hardly notice. Unless you are on Windows, MacOSX, a notebook with P233, or unless it is your home server in cellar built out of decommissioned desktop (trusty old P133 with reasonable (for such a thing) 256Mb).