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=C3=86var Arnfj=C3=B6r=C3=B0 Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com> writes:

> That algorithm section also says:
>
> 	The cost of an edge o--C is the size of C's diff, modified by a
> 	fudge factor that should be smaller than 100%.
>
> Which I find quite confusing to follow, isn't that "fudge factor" the
> <percent> (or <factor>) we're accepting with --creation-factor? Doesn't
> that also need to be adjusted?
>
> I still find this documentation quicke lacking, if the default is 60 an=
d
> it's not 0..100 what is it then? Are values of 200 sensible in some
> cases, 1k? 10k?

I think 90% of your responses are better answered not by me.  Feel
free to edit "to:" header field when that happens next time ;-)

Thanks.