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Re: [PATCH/RFC 3/3] git-gui: Do not suggest a gc if gc --auto would not do it

From
Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
Date
Feb 18, 2010, 15:49 UTC
Message-ID
<20100218154911.GA32372@progeny.tock>
In-Reply-To
<20100218144122.GC30520@progeny.tock>
Jonathan Nieder wrote:
> The gui-specific heuristic of assuming Windows filesystems will
> tolerate fewer loose objects has been carried over.

Er, was carried over in a previous local patch but not this one. Sorry for the confusion.

Jonathan
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>  	set ndirs 1
> -	set limit 8
> +	set limit [expr {($gc_auto_threshold + 255) / 256}]
>  	if {[is_Windows]} {
>  		set ndirs 4
> -		set limit 1
>  	}
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Message 5 of 6 in “git-gui: Don’t trigger garbage collection warning so easily”
  1. 0/3 git-gui: Don’t trigger garbage collection warning so easilyJonathan Nieder, Feb 18, 2010
  2. 1/3 git-gui: factor out too_many_loose_objects routine from hint_gcJonathan Nieder, Feb 18, 2010
  3. 2/3 git-gui: Do not hold the user hostage with a full gc at startupJonathan Nieder, Feb 18, 2010
  4. 3/3 git-gui: Do not suggest a gc if gc --auto would not do itJonathan Nieder, Feb 18, 2010
  5. Jonathan NiederFeb 18, 2010
  6. Johannes SixtFeb 18, 2010

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