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Re: [PATCH] Add --no-reuse-delta option to git-gc

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Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
Date
May 9, 2007, 08:15 UTC
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Daniel Barkalow <barkalow@iabervon.org> writes:
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> On Tue, 8 May 2007, Theodore Ts'o wrote:
>
>> This allows the user to regenerate the deltas in packs while doing
>> a git-gc.  The user could just run git-repack -a -d -f -l after
>> running git-gc, but then the first git-repack run by git-gc is
>> a bit of waste.
>
> Maybe git-gc should have an option for "compress hard"? It seems to me 
> like a two-sizes-fit-all solution would be good here; "git gc" for daily 
> use, and "git gc --squeeze" for when you want to make the result as small 
> as possible, with compute time not being a major factor.

I think that sounds saner and more user friendly than specific knob to tune "window", "depth" and friends which are too technical. It has an added attraction that we can redefine what exactly "hard" means later.

Previous: Daniel BarkalowNext: Steven Grimm
Message 11 of 40 in “Add --no-reuse-delta, --window, and --depth options to git-gc”
  1. Add --no-reuse-delta, --window, and --depth options to git-gcTheodore Ts'o, May 8, 2007
  2. Nicolas PitreMay 8, 2007
  3. Theodore TsoMay 8, 2007
  4. Dana HowMay 8, 2007
  5. Junio C HamanoMay 8, 2007
  6. Theodore Ts'oMay 8, 2007
  7. Add pack.depth option to git-pack-objects and change default depth to 50Theodore Ts'o, May 8, 2007
  8. Add --no-reuse-delta option to git-gcTheodore Ts'o, May 8, 2007
  9. Nicolas PitreMay 8, 2007
  10. Daniel BarkalowMay 9, 2007
  11. Junio C HamanoMay 9, 2007
  12. Steven GrimmMay 9, 2007
  13. Johannes SchindelinMay 9, 2007
  14. Junio C HamanoMay 9, 2007
  15. Shawn O. PearceMay 9, 2007
  16. Sam VilainJun 10, 2007
  17. Nicolas PitreJun 11, 2007
  18. Steven GrimmJun 11, 2007
  19. Shawn O. PearceJun 11, 2007
  20. Johannes SchindelinJun 11, 2007
  21. Nicolas PitreJun 11, 2007
  22. Johannes SchindelinJun 11, 2007
  23. Add --aggressive option to 'git gc'Theodore Tso, May 9, 2007
  24. Junio C HamanoMay 9, 2007
  25. Theodore TsoMay 9, 2007
  26. Junio C HamanoMay 10, 2007
  27. Nicolas PitreMay 8, 2007
  28. Theodore TsoMay 8, 2007
  29. Johannes SchindelinMay 8, 2007
  30. Theodore TsoMay 8, 2007
  31. Nicolas PitreMay 8, 2007
  32. Theodore TsoMay 9, 2007
  33. Johannes SchindelinMay 9, 2007
  34. Dana HowMay 8, 2007
  35. Nicolas PitreMay 8, 2007
  36. Junio C HamanoMay 9, 2007
  37. Nicolas PitreMay 8, 2007
  38. Junio C HamanoMay 8, 2007
  39. Nicolas PitreMay 8, 2007
  40. Nicolas PitreMay 8, 2007

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