From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
To: "Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
Cc: git@vger.kernel.org, ps@pks.im, atthewhughes934@gmail.com,
johannes.schindelin@gmx.de, Derrick Stolee <stolee@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/5] scalar: document config settings
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2025 16:09:41 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <xmqqbjkol4je.fsf@gitster.g> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <18580f020d149eaa8271542d7e629ef10fd8c9a0.1764195516.git.gitgitgadget@gmail.com> (Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget's message of "Wed, 26 Nov 2025 22:18:36 +0000")
"Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com> writes:
> +commitGraph.generationVersion=1::
> + While the preferred version is 2 for performance reasons, existing users
> + that had version 1 by default will need special care in upgrading to
> + version 2. This is likely to change in the future as the upgrade story
> + is solidifies.
"as the upgrade story solidifies"?
> +fetch.writeCommitGraph=false::
> + This config setting was created to help users automatically udpate their
> + commit-graph files as they perform fetches. However, this takes time
> + from foreground fetches and pulls and Scalar uses background maintenance
> + for this function instead.
"update their files".
> +index.threads=true::
> + This tells Git to automatically detect how many threads it should use
> + when reading the index in parallel due to the `core.preloadIndex=true`
> + setting.
Is "due to the `core.preloadIndex=true` setting" part of this
sentence still relevant?
Other than that, superbly written. Thanks, will queue.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2025-11-27 0:09 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 48+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-11-26 22:18 [PATCH 0/5] Audit and document Scalar config Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2025-11-26 22:18 ` [PATCH 1/5] scalar: annotate config file with "set by scalar" Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2025-11-26 23:55 ` Junio C Hamano
2025-12-01 8:55 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2025-11-26 22:18 ` [PATCH 2/5] scalar: use index.skipHash=true for performance Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2025-11-26 23:57 ` Junio C Hamano
2025-11-30 19:55 ` Derrick Stolee
2025-11-26 22:18 ` [PATCH 3/5] scalar: remove stale config values Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2025-11-27 0:00 ` Junio C Hamano
2025-11-26 22:18 ` [PATCH 4/5] scalar: alphabetize and simplify config Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2025-12-01 8:55 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2025-12-01 12:35 ` Derrick Stolee
2025-11-26 22:18 ` [PATCH 5/5] scalar: document config settings Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2025-11-27 0:09 ` Junio C Hamano [this message]
2025-11-30 19:56 ` Derrick Stolee
2025-12-01 8:55 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2025-12-01 12:40 ` Derrick Stolee
2025-12-01 14:04 ` [PATCH 0/5] Audit and document Scalar config Johannes Schindelin
2025-12-01 16:50 ` [PATCH v2 " Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2025-12-01 16:50 ` [PATCH v2 1/5] scalar: annotate config file with "set by scalar" Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2025-12-02 7:53 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2025-12-01 16:50 ` [PATCH v2 2/5] scalar: use index.skipHash=true for performance Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2025-12-01 16:50 ` [PATCH v2 3/5] scalar: remove stale config values Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2025-12-01 17:46 ` Matthew Hughes
2025-12-02 7:53 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2025-12-02 19:04 ` Matthew Hughes
2025-12-02 19:22 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2025-12-07 0:34 ` Junio C Hamano
2025-12-08 6:58 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2025-12-12 13:57 ` Derrick Stolee
2025-12-01 16:50 ` [PATCH v2 4/5] scalar: alphabetize and simplify config Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2025-12-01 16:50 ` [PATCH v2 5/5] scalar: document config settings Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2025-12-01 17:58 ` Matthew Hughes
2025-12-02 7:53 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2025-12-11 14:20 ` Henrique Ferreiro
2025-12-12 14:06 ` Derrick Stolee
2025-12-15 12:14 ` Henrique Ferreiro
2025-12-02 2:05 ` [PATCH v2 0/5] Audit and document Scalar config Junio C Hamano
2025-12-12 15:15 ` [PATCH v3 " Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2025-12-12 15:15 ` [PATCH v3 1/5] scalar: annotate config file with "set by scalar" Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2025-12-12 15:15 ` [PATCH v3 2/5] scalar: use index.skipHash=true for performance Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2025-12-12 15:15 ` [PATCH v3 3/5] scalar: remove stale config values Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2025-12-12 15:15 ` [PATCH v3 4/5] scalar: alphabetize and simplify config Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2025-12-12 15:15 ` [PATCH v3 5/5] scalar: document config settings Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2025-12-15 12:33 ` Henrique Ferreiro
2025-12-12 23:49 ` [PATCH v3 0/5] Audit and document Scalar config Junio C Hamano
2025-12-15 14:33 ` Derrick Stolee
2025-12-16 0:39 ` Junio C Hamano
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