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[PATCH v3] doc/technical: update note about core.multiPackIndex

From
EWEric Wong <e@80x24.org>
Date
Sep 24, 2021, 11:11 UTC
Message-ID
<20210924111136.GA15127@dcvr>
In-Reply-To
<20210923201252.GA25980@dcvr>

MIDX files are used by default since commit 18e449f86b74 (midx: enable core.multiPackIndex by default, 2020-09-25)

Helped-by: Taylor Blau <me@ttaylorr.com>
Signed-off-by: Eric Wong <e@80x24.org>
---
 v3: I cited the wrong commit in the commit message of v2 :x
 Documentation/technical/multi-pack-index.txt | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/technical/multi-pack-index.txt b/Documentation/technical/multi-pack-index.txt
index 1a73c3ee203e..86f40f24909a 100644
--- a/Documentation/technical/multi-pack-index.txt
+++ b/Documentation/technical/multi-pack-index.txt
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@ Design Details
   directory of an alternate. It refers only to packfiles in that
   same directory.
 
-- The core.multiPackIndex config setting must be on to consume MIDX files.
+- The core.multiPackIndex config setting must be on (which is the
+  default) to consume MIDX files.  Setting it to `false` prevents
+  Git from reading a MIDX file, even if one exists.
 
 - The file format includes parameters for the object ID hash
   function, so a future change of hash algorithm does not require
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Message 6 of 9 in “doc/technical: remove outdated MIDX default note”
  1. doc/technical: remove outdated MIDX default noteEric Wong, Sep 22, 2021
  2. Derrick StoleeSep 23, 2021
  3. Taylor BlauSep 23, 2021
  4. doc/technical: update note about core.multiPackIndexEric Wong, Sep 23, 2021
  5. Taylor BlauSep 23, 2021
  6. doc/technical: update note about core.multiPackIndexEric Wong, Sep 24, 2021
  7. Derrick StoleeSep 25, 2021
  8. Junio C HamanoSep 23, 2021
  9. Taylor BlauSep 23, 2021

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