{"thread":{"id":"22523","subject":"[PATCH] update git-repack documentation wrt repack.UseDeltaBaseOffset","startedAt":"2010-02-04T21:19:35Z","lastAt":"2010-02-04T21:19:35Z","messageCount":1,"participants":["Nicolas Pitre"],"isPatch":true,"patchVersion":1,"patchTotal":null},"messages":[{"id":"133642","messageId":"alpine.LFD.2.00.1002041611530.1681@xanadu.home","threadId":"22523","inReplyTo":null,"subject":"[PATCH] update git-repack documentation wrt repack.UseDeltaBaseOffset","fromName":"Nicolas Pitre","fromEmail":"nico@fluxnic.net","sentAt":"2010-02-04T21:19:35Z","receivedAt":"2010-02-04T21:19:35Z","isPatch":true,"sender":{"key":"nico@fluxnic.net","avatar":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/702790?v=4"},"body":"This default for repack.UseDeltaBaseOffset has been \"true\" since\nGit v1.6.0.\n\nSigned-off-by: Nicolas Pitre <nico@fluxnic.net>\n\n\ndiff --git a/Documentation/git-repack.txt b/Documentation/git-repack.txt\nindex e2f2fa2..8c67d17 100644\n--- a/Documentation/git-repack.txt\n+++ b/Documentation/git-repack.txt\n@@ -109,15 +109,15 @@ other objects in that pack they already have locally.\n Configuration\n -------------\n \n-When configuration variable `repack.UseDeltaBaseOffset` is set\n-for the repository, the command passes `--delta-base-offset`\n-option to 'git pack-objects'; this typically results in slightly\n-smaller packs, but the generated packs are incompatible with\n-versions of git older than (and including) v1.4.3; do not set\n-the variable in a repository that older version of git needs to\n-be able to read (this includes repositories from which packs can\n-be copied out over http or rsync, and people who obtained packs\n-that way can try to use older git with it).\n+By default, the command passes `--delta-base-offset` option to\n+'git pack-objects'; this typically results in slightly smaller packs,\n+but the generated packs are incompatible with versions of Git older than\n+version 1.4.4. If you need to share your repository with such ancient Git\n+versions, either directly or via the dumb http or rsync protocol, then you\n+need to set the configuration variable `repack.UseDeltaBaseOffset` to\n+\"false\" and repack. Access from old Git versions over the native protocol\n+is unaffected by this option as the conversion is performed on the fly\n+as needed in that case.\n \n \n Author\n"}]}