From: Andreas Ericsson <ae@op5.se>
Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2008 08:23:43 GMT
Subject: Re: [kernel.org users] [RFD] On deprecating "git-foo" for builtins
Message-ID: <48B7B20F.9030208@op5.se>
In-Reply-To: <vpqvdxk5jrl.fsf@bauges.imag.fr>

Matthieu Moy wrote:
> Andreas Ericsson <ae@op5.se> writes:
> 
>> There's one, actually. The default pack-index version is increased now,
>> so really, really old clients (pre-1.4.5) won't be able to understand
>> the packs generated by default by a new server.
> 
> AAUI, the pack itself is sent over the network, but the index is
> generated locally when receiving the pack, so this shouldn't be a
> problem.
> 

Which is why I later in the same message pointed out that this should
only happen when using dumb protocols where the pack isn't reindexed
after it has been fetched.

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