Re: git-pull from git.git - no remote ref for pu or next?

[Jakub Narebski <jnareb@gmail.com>]

Linus Torvalds wrote:

> On Tue, 12 Dec 2006, Johannes Schindelin wrote:
>> > rsync generally _works_ apart from the slight race-condition issue, 
>> 
>> ... and git would probably change the pack structure (i.e. which objects 
>> are in which packs, or even loose) which would be too bad for all those 
>> HTTP leechers ...
> 
> Well, as it is, I end up repacking my git archives on kernel.org every two 
> weeks or so anyway, so anybody who uses stupid protocols (rsync or http) 
> will end up downloading everything anew anyway.

What about "logaritmic packs" idea someone (Pasky?) posted on git mailing
list: pack from last week, pack from last month except last week, pack from
two months, pack from four months, pack from last year...

> And kernel.org will probably start doing automatic repacking, since the 
> current situation just means that some people don't repack on their own, 
> and have tens of thousands of loose objects.

...with *.keep to keep archive packs it can be even automated somewhat.

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Jakub Narebski
Warsaw, Poland
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