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[RFC/PATCH] pack-refs --all

From
Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
Date
Oct 8, 2006, 08:08 UTC
Message-ID
<7v4pufkz55.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net>

This changes 'git-pack-refs' to pack only tags by default. Branches are meant to be updated, either by committing onto it yourself or tracking remote branches, and packed entries can become stale easily, but tags are usually "create once and live forever" and benefit more from packing.

---
 * Likes?  Dislikes?
 builtin-pack-refs.c |    9 +++++++--
 1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/builtin-pack-refs.c b/builtin-pack-refs.c
index 23d0d07..1087657 100644
--- a/builtin-pack-refs.c
+++ b/builtin-pack-refs.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ #include "cache.h"
 #include "refs.h"
 
 static const char builtin_pack_refs_usage[] =
-"git-pack-refs [--prune]";
+"git-pack-refs [--all] [--prune]";
 
 struct ref_to_prune {
 	struct ref_to_prune *next;
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ int cmd_pack_refs(int argc, const char *
 {
 	int fd, i;
 	struct pack_refs_cb_data cbdata;
+	int (*iterate_ref)(each_ref_fn, void *) = for_each_tag_ref;
 
 	memset(&cbdata, 0, sizeof(cbdata));
 
@@ -77,6 +78,10 @@ int cmd_pack_refs(int argc, const char *
 			cbdata.prune = 1;
 			continue;
 		}
+		if (!strcmp(arg, "--all")) {
+			iterate_ref = for_each_ref;
+			continue;
+		}
 		/* perhaps other parameters later... */
 		break;
 	}
@@ -88,7 +93,7 @@ int cmd_pack_refs(int argc, const char *
 	if (!cbdata.refs_file)
 		die("unable to create ref-pack file structure (%s)",
 		    strerror(errno));
-	for_each_ref(handle_one_ref, &cbdata);
+	iterate_ref(handle_one_ref, &cbdata);
 	fflush(cbdata.refs_file);
 	fsync(fd);
 	fclose(cbdata.refs_file);
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  1. pack-refs --allJunio C Hamano, Oct 8, 2006
  2. Jakub NarebskiOct 8, 2006
  3. Petr BaudisOct 8, 2006
  4. Johannes SchindelinOct 8, 2006
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