recognize loose local objects during repack

From: drafnel@gmail.com <drafnel@gmail.com>
Date: Nov 10, 2008, 05:59 UTC
Message-ID: <2390436.1226296705080.JavaMail.teamon@b307.teamon.com>
In-Reply-To: <7v8wrwidi3.fsf@gitster.siamese.dyndns.org>

This was developed on top of the previous repack/pack-objects series.

Junio wrote:

> Presumably you meant "exclude objects accessible through alternates,
> either in packs or in loose form"?  If so then I think it is a good thing
> to have.

This patch set looks like what is necessary to exclude loose objects accessible through alternates from packing.

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> I think the useful kinds are only these five:
> 
>  - scoop loose objects that exist in local repository into a new pack,
>    without touching existing packs at all; exclude anything available in
>    any existing pack or in alternate repository (either loose or packed);

  repack -l

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>  - pack everything that is needed by the local ref, except the ones that
>    are borrowed from alternate repositories (either loose or packed), into
>    a single new pack.  There are two variants of this: eject what is
>    currently packed but unnecessary into loose format when existing local
>    packs are replaced with the new pack, or lose them (i.e. -A).

  repack -a -l
  repack -A -l

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>  - fatten local repository by packing everything that is needed by the
>    local ref into a single new pack, including things that are currently
>    borrowed from alternates.  There are two variants of this: eject what
>    is currently packed but unnecessary into loose format when existing
>    local packs are replaced with the new pack, or lose them (i.e. -A).

  repack -a
  repack -A

-brandon