From: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2017 19:31:07 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] docs: update 64-bit core.packedGitLimit default
Message-ID: <20170621193107.pqjti44pc6xiip4u@sigill.intra.peff.net>
In-Reply-To: <xmqqefudp2n3.fsf@gitster.mtv.corp.google.com>

On Wed, Jun 21, 2017 at 12:22:08PM -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote:

> Jeff King <peff@peff.net> writes:
> 
> > Of course, the best alternative is retaining access to the packs, which
> > is what typically happens now on 64-bit systems (it's just that the
> > packedGitLimit was set pointlessly low). I'm not sure if you're asking
> > in general, or as a last-ditch effort for 32-bit systems.
> 
> As the last-ditch effort for 32-bit boxen.  But at this point in
> time we probably do not care about them too deeply?

Right, that was my general feeling. Especially as this is an issue only
for people hosting large and very active repositories (so "upgrade to a
better platform" is an easier pill to swallow for a few servers rather
than the whole of the Git population).

-Peff