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Re: [PATCH 4/6] introduce a commit metapack

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Jan 30, 2013, 07:17 UTC
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<20130130071209.GD11147@sigill.intra.peff.net>
> True, but it is even less headache if the file is totally separate and
> optional.

Once you start thinking about using an offset to some list of SHA-1, perhaps? A section inside the same file can never go out of sync. Also a longer-term advantage is that you can teach index-pack to do this.

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  1. 0/6 commit cachingJeff King, Jan 29, 2013
  2. 1/6 csum-file: make sha1write const-correctJeff King, Jan 29, 2013
  3. 2/6 strbuf: add string-chomping functionsJeff King, Jan 29, 2013
  4. Michael HaggertyJan 29, 2013
  5. Jeff KingJan 29, 2013
  6. Michael HaggertyJan 30, 2013
  7. 3/6 introduce pack metadata cache filesJeff King, Jan 29, 2013
  8. Junio C HamanoJan 29, 2013
  9. Jeff KingJan 30, 2013
  10. Duy NguyenJan 30, 2013
  11. Jeff KingJan 30, 2013
  12. 4/6 introduce a commit metapackJeff King, Jan 29, 2013
  13. Michael HaggertyJan 29, 2013
  14. Jeff KingJan 29, 2013
  15. Junio C HamanoJan 29, 2013
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  33. Duy NguyenMar 17, 2013
  34. Jeff KingMar 18, 2013
  35. Jeff KingFeb 1, 2013
  36. 5/6 add git-metapack commandJeff King, Jan 29, 2013
  37. 6/6 commit: look up commit info in metapackJeff King, Jan 29, 2013
  38. Duy NguyenJan 30, 2013
  39. Jeff KingJan 30, 2013
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  41. Shawn PearceJan 31, 2013
  42. Jeff KingFeb 1, 2013
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