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Re: [PATCH 2/3] sha1_file: add the ability to parse objects in "pack file format"

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Ssf <sf-gmane@stephan-feder.de>
Date
Jul 11, 2006, 21:24 UTC
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Linus Torvalds wrote:
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> The pack-file format is slightly different from the traditional git
> object format, in that it has a much denser binary header encoding.
> 
> The traditional format uses an ASCII string with type and length
> information, which is somewhat wasteful.

And in the traditional format type and length are compressed whereas in the pack-file format they are not.

> This should probably be applied to the main tree asap if we think
> this is at all a worthwhile exercise. But somebody should verify that I 
> got the format right first!
Sorry but see above.
Regards
	Stephan
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Message 20 of 37 in “Revisiting large binary files issue.”
  1. Carl BaldwinJul 10, 2006
  2. Junio C HamanoJul 10, 2006
  3. Peter BaumannJul 11, 2006
  4. Linus TorvaldsJul 10, 2006
  5. [RFC]: Pack-file object format for individual objects (Was: Revisiting large binary files issue.)sf, Jul 11, 2006
  6. Linus TorvaldsJul 11, 2006
  7. sfJul 11, 2006
  8. Linus TorvaldsJul 11, 2006
  9. Linus TorvaldsJul 11, 2006
  10. Carl BaldwinJul 11, 2006
  11. Linus TorvaldsJul 11, 2006
  12. 1/3 Make the unpacked object header functions static to sha1_file.cLinus Torvalds, Jul 11, 2006
  13. 2/3 sha1_file: add the ability to parse objects in "pack file format"Linus Torvalds, Jul 11, 2006
  14. Johannes SchindelinJul 11, 2006
  15. Linus TorvaldsJul 11, 2006
  16. Johannes SchindelinJul 11, 2006
  17. Linus TorvaldsJul 11, 2006
  18. Johannes SchindelinJul 11, 2006
  19. Junio C HamanoJul 11, 2006
  20. sfJul 11, 2006
  21. Linus TorvaldsJul 11, 2006
  22. sfJul 11, 2006
  23. Junio C HamanoJul 11, 2006
  24. Linus TorvaldsJul 12, 2006
  25. Johannes SchindelinJul 12, 2006
  26. Linus TorvaldsJul 12, 2006
  27. Linus TorvaldsJul 12, 2006
  28. Junio C HamanoJul 12, 2006
  29. Linus TorvaldsJul 12, 2006
  30. Junio C HamanoJul 12, 2006
  31. Linus TorvaldsJul 12, 2006
  32. Peter BaumannJul 12, 2006
  33. Junio C HamanoJul 12, 2006
  34. Peter BaumannJul 12, 2006
  35. Linus TorvaldsJul 12, 2006
  36. Junio C HamanoJul 12, 2006
  37. 3/3 Enable the new binary header format for unpacked objectsLinus Torvalds, Jul 11, 2006

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