Re: What's cooking in git.git (Sep 2011, #04; Mon, 12)

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Sep 12, 2011, 21:55 UTC
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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> writes:

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> [Stalled]
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> * jh/receive-count-limit (2011-05-23) 10 commits
>  - receive-pack: Allow server to refuse pushes with too many objects
>  - pack-objects: Estimate pack size; abort early if pack size limit is exceeded
>  - send-pack/receive-pack: Allow server to refuse pushing too large packs
>  - pack-objects: Allow --max-pack-size to be used together with --stdout
>  - send-pack/receive-pack: Allow server to refuse pushes with too many commits
>  - pack-objects: Teach new option --max-commit-count, limiting #commits in pack
>  - receive-pack: Prepare for addition of the new 'limit-*' family of capabilities
>  - Tighten rules for matching server capabilities in server_supports()
>  - send-pack: Attempt to retrieve remote status even if pack-objects fails
>  - Update technical docs to reflect side-band-64k capability in receive-pack
>
> Would need another round to separate per-pack and per-session limits.

What's the plan for this topic? I could keep it and list it among the 1.7.8 short-term goals once 1.7.7 ships, or I could drop it.

It is not urgent as we just went into feature freeze for 1.7.7 but please start thinking about it.

Thanks.