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Subject: Re: notify alternative to auto gc?
Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2010 12:02:35 -0700
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On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 11:58, Eric Raible <raible@gmail.com> wrote:
> Chris Packham <judge.packham <at> gmail.com> writes:
>
>> So a hook like
>>
>> =C2=A0 #! /bin/sh
>> =C2=A0 echo "repository needs git gc"
>> =C2=A0 exit 1
>>
>> Should cause the auto gc to be skipped.
>
> Except wouldn't you also need a mechanism
> to allow an explicit gc to actually proceed?
>

Only if you're explicitly calling "git gc --auto" instead of "git gc".
 That hook should only run for "git gc --auto".