From: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 02 Jul 2010 03:41:25 GMT
Subject: Re: [WIP/PATCH] Teach fast-import to print the id of each imported commit
Message-ID: <20100702034125.GA7209@burratino>
In-Reply-To: <AANLkTim2DnettF2gNTQVaJvrpzwrTP_-HWTp8l6R5TVc@mail.gmail.com>

Sverre Rabbelier wrote:

> This I don't understand, as soon as the object is written wouldn't it
> be available in .git/objects?

fast-import writes objects directly to pack --- part of the secret to
its speed.

See store_object() in fast-import.c, or you can play around with the
test from my WIP patch to try it out (removing the ‘sleep 1’).