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Re: Packing on kernel.org

From
HAH. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>
Date
Oct 1, 2005, 14:21 UTC
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<433E9B73.3040807@zytor.com>
In-Reply-To
<068ea79fc648433faa44a6d4cc287614@cream.org>
Martin Coxall wrote:
> Was there an cron process or kernel.org that should be repacking the 
> public repositories periodically?
No, too many people complained.
> The git/cogito/sparse/linux-2.6 repositories all now have several 
> thousand unpacked objects a piece, and it takes so long to do an http 
> clone it's not even funny.
HARP: Please pack your repositories periodically.  PLEASE.  It matters 
especially now when kernel.org is down one server.

If your username is high on this list, it's imperative that you pack your trees:

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	-hpa
Previous: Martin Coxall
Message 4 of 4 in “Flag empty patches as errors”
  1. Linus TorvaldsOct 1, 2005
  2. Junio C HamanoOct 1, 2005
  3. Packing on kernel.orgMartin Coxall, Oct 1, 2005
  4. H. Peter AnvinOct 1, 2005

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