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From: Nicolas Pitre <nico@cam.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] git-repack: generational repacking (and example hook
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Date: Mon, 02 Jul 2007 23:36:47 -0400 (EDT)
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On Sat, 30 Jun 2007, Sam Vilain wrote:

> Add an option to git-repack that makes the repack run suitable for
> running very often.  The idea is that packs get given a "generation",
> and that the number of packs in each generation (except the last one)
> is bounded.

Please explain again why this should be useful and is worth the 
complexity it brings along.  Last time this was discussed I wasn't 
convinced at all, and I'm still not convinced this time either.


Nicolas