From: Shawn O. Pearce <spearce@spearce.org>
Date: Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:00:15 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] make --max-pack-size argument to 'git pack-object' count in bytes
Message-ID: <20100204180015.GC18548@spearce.org>
In-Reply-To: <alpine.LFD.2.00.1002041243570.1681@xanadu.home>

Nicolas Pitre <nico@fluxnic.net> wrote:
> >  --max-pack-size=<n>::
> > -	Maximum size of each output packfile, expressed in MiB.
> > -	The default is 4096 (4 GiB) as that is the maximum allowed
> > +	Maximum size of each output packfile.
> > +	The default is 4 GiB as that is the maximum allowed
> >  	packfile size (due to file format limitations). Some
> >  	importers may wish to lower this, such as to ensure the
> >  	resulting packfiles fit on CDs.
> 
> What file format limitation is alluded to here?  It has been a while 
> since the 4GB limit on pack file format has been removed.

The pack index v1 32 bit offset thing.  Which you fixed.

> If this is a 
> limitation of fast-import only then maybe this should be explained more 
> explicitly.

Damn.  It is.  fast-import can't write a v2 index.  Ugh.

-- 
Shawn.