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From: Nicolas Pitre <nico@cam.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] git-repack: -b to pass --delta-base-offset
Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2006 14:29:08 -0400 (EDT)
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On Fri, 13 Oct 2006, Horst H. von Brand wrote:

> Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net> wrote:
> > This new option makes the resulting pack express the delta base
> > with more compact "offset" format.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
> 
> [...]
> 
> > @@ -35,6 +35,12 @@ OPTIONS
> >  	about people fetching via dumb protocols from it.  Use
> >  	with '-d'.
> >  
> > +-b::
> > +	Pass the `--delta-base-offset` to `git pack-objects`;
> > +	see gitlink:git-pack-objects[1].  Do not use this option
> > +	if you want the repository to be accessible by older
> > +	versions of git.
> > +
> 
> Need to tell which version is the cutoff (say before 1.4.3 won't work).

Before and including 1.4.3 actually.  

Oh and the description should be augmented with "... if you want the 
repository to be accessible by older versions of git when _not_ using 
the native GIT protocol." as the native protocol is able to select 
between either format on the fly regardless of the on-disk pack format.


Nicolas