From: Brandon Casey <casey@nrlssc.navy.mil>
Date: Fri, 09 May 2008 15:56:14 GMT
Subject: Re: git gc & deleted branches
Message-ID: <4824741E.4080807@nrlssc.navy.mil>
In-Reply-To: <20080509155323.GA28966@sigill.intra.peff.net>

Jeff King wrote:
> On Fri, May 09, 2008 at 10:14:12AM -0500, Brandon Casey wrote:
> 
>>>   -  Objects will not be accessible by ordinary git commands for a while,
>>>      before they are really removed, avoiding surprises
>> Unreferenced objects are sometimes used by other repositories which have
>> this repository listed as an alternate. So it may not be a good idea to
>> make the unreferenced objects inaccessible.
> 
> But that is precisely what we're going to do, but in two weeks. Isn't it
> better to have the dependent repo fail while the change is recoverable?

good point.

-b