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Re: [PATCH 0/5] add pack index v2 reading capability to git v1.4.4.4

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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Jul 16, 2008, 17:08 UTC
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Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> writes:
> Actually, it fixes a crash. Didn't 1.4.4 SIGSEGV without this on pack-v2?

I do not think it should SEGV. The pack-idx signature was chosen rather carefully to allow older ones to die gracefully.

    error: non-monotonic index
    error: Could not read 4a588075c54cd5902e5f4d43b9d6b0c31d0f9769
But as I said in the other message, it's tagged and pushed out already.
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Message 10 of 12 in “add pack index v2 reading capability to git v1.4.4.4”
  1. 0/5 add pack index v2 reading capability to git v1.4.4.4Nicolas Pitre, Jul 16, 2008
  2. 1/5 clean up pack index handling a bitNicolas Pitre, Jul 16, 2008
  3. 2/5 clean up and optimize nth_packed_object_sha1() usageNicolas Pitre, Jul 16, 2008
  4. 3/5 get rid of num_packed_objects()Nicolas Pitre, Jul 16, 2008
  5. 4/5 pack-objects: learn about pack index version 2Nicolas Pitre, Jul 16, 2008
  6. 5/5 sha1_file.c: learn about index version 2Nicolas Pitre, Jul 16, 2008
  7. Johannes SchindelinJul 16, 2008
  8. Linus TorvaldsJul 16, 2008
  9. Junio C HamanoJul 16, 2008
  10. Junio C HamanoJul 16, 2008
  11. Linus TorvaldsJul 16, 2008
  12. Junio C HamanoJul 17, 2008

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