From: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2006 20:25:57 GMT
Subject: Re: Remove "historical" objects from repository to save place
Message-ID: <7virsdl44q.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net>
In-Reply-To: <20060121200615.GM28365@pasky.or.cz>

Petr Baudis <pasky@suse.cz> writes:

>> You might be able to cauterize the history at a specific commit
>> and then re-clone.  I've talked about how in "[QUESTION] about
>> .git/info/grafts file" thread yesterday, so I won't repeat that.
>
> Shouldn't the git-prune be sufficient after cauterizing the history?

Logically yes, but practically no.

Most likely what the original requestor cloned from Linus has
been already packed so git-prune would not do much.