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Re: [PATCH] Re: Gitk --all error when there are more than 797 refs in a repository

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Johannes Sixt <j.sixt@viscovery.net>
Date
Sep 21, 2009, 14:09 UTC
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Murphy, John schrieb:
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> Paul Mackerras writes:
> 
>> I knew about the 32k command-line limit under windows, but I don't see
>> how that applies in this case unless it is $revs that is too long (and
>> if that is the case then I don't see how your patch helps).  Is there
>> also a 32k limit on the size of data returned by a command executed
>> with [exec]?
> 
> In this case $revs is "--all"
> 
> I believe what I am experiencing is a 32K limit with [exec]

But in order to have a $revs that exceeds 32K, you would already have to invoke gitk with a huge command line that exceeds the limit (but this is not possible), no?

How do you run gitk?
-- Hannes
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Message 6 of 19 in “Gitk --all error when there are more than 797 refs in a repository”
  1. Murphy, JohnSep 17, 2009
  2. Re: Gitk --all error when there are more than 797 refs in a repositoryPat Thoyts, Sep 18, 2009
  3. Johannes SixtSep 18, 2009
  4. Re: Gitk --all error when there are more than 797 refs in a repositoryPaul Mackerras, Sep 19, 2009
  5. Murphy, JohnSep 21, 2009
  6. Johannes SixtSep 21, 2009
  7. Murphy, JohnSep 21, 2009
  8. Johannes SixtSep 21, 2009
  9. Pat ThoytsSep 21, 2009
  10. Murphy, JohnSep 22, 2009
  11. Junio C HamanoSep 22, 2009
  12. Junio C HamanoSep 22, 2009
  13. Pat ThoytsSep 22, 2009
  14. Alex RiesenNov 3, 2009
  15. Paul MackerrasNov 3, 2009
  16. Paul MackerrasSep 22, 2009
  17. Junio C HamanoSep 23, 2009
  18. Paul MackerrasNov 3, 2009
  19. Junio C HamanoNov 3, 2009

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