Re: What's cooking in git.git (Jan 2025, #07; Fri, 24)

[Derrick Stolee <stolee@gmail.com>]

On 1/24/25 3:19 PM, Junio C Hamano wrote:


 > * ds/name-hash-tweaks (2024-12-20) 8 commits
 >   - pack-objects: add third name hash version
 >   - pack-objects: prevent name hash version change
 >   - test-tool: add helper for name-hash values
 >   - p5313: add size comparison test
 >   - pack-objects: add GIT_TEST_NAME_HASH_VERSION
 >   - repack: add --name-hash-version option
 >   - pack-objects: add --name-hash-version option
 >   - pack-objects: create new name-hash function version
 >
 >   "git pack-objects" and its wrapper "git repack" learned an option
 >   to use an alternative path-hash function to improve delta-base
 >   selection to produce a packfile with deeper history than window
 >   size.
 >
 >   Will merge to 'next'?
 >   cf. <Z5E5KdbwHE7fmiJx@nand.local>
 >   source: <pull.1823.v3.git.1734715194.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>

After Taylor's review, I believe the latest version is ready
for 'next'.


> * ds/backfill (2025-01-23) 6 commits
>   - backfill: assume --sparse when sparse-checkout is enabled
>   - backfill: add --sparse option
>   - backfill: add --min-batch-size=<n> option
>   - backfill: basic functionality and tests
>   - backfill: add builtin boilerplate
>   - Merge branch 'ds/path-walk-1' into ds/backfill
>   (this branch uses ds/path-walk-1.)
> 
>   Lazy-loading missing files in a blobless clone on demand is costly
>   as it tends to be one-blob-at-a-time.  "git backfill" is introduced
>   to help bulk-download necessary files beforehand.
> 
>   Expecting a reroll.
>   cf. <Z4jeQSLmARruE5l3@pks.im>
>   source: <pull.1820.v2.git.1734712193.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>

I plan to reroll this in a week or so. I wanted to focus on the
other series for a bit and will bring this back up (and may submit
the 'git-survey' series as well).

Thanks,
-Stolee