From: Junio C Hamano Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2013 20:46:44 GMT Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] index-format.txt: mention of v4 is missing in some places Message-ID: <7vr4k8cc0b.fsf@alter.siamese.dyndns.org> In-Reply-To: <1361534964-4232-1-git-send-email-pclouds@gmail.com> Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy writes: > Signed-off-by: Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy > --- > Documentation/technical/index-format.txt | 6 +++--- > 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/Documentation/technical/index-format.txt b/Documentation/technical/index-format.txt > index 27c716b..0810251 100644 > --- a/Documentation/technical/index-format.txt > +++ b/Documentation/technical/index-format.txt > @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Git index format > The signature is { 'D', 'I', 'R', 'C' } (stands for "dircache") > > 4-byte version number: > - The current supported versions are 2 and 3. > + The current supported versions are 2, 3 and 4. > > 32-bit number of index entries. > > @@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ Git index format > 12-bit name length if the length is less than 0xFFF; otherwise 0xFFF > is stored in this field. > > - (Version 3) A 16-bit field, only applicable if the "extended flag" > - above is 1, split into (high to low bits). > + (Version 3 or later) A 16-bit field, only applicable if the > + "extended flag" above is 1, split into (high to low bits). > > 1-bit reserved for future Depending on how the first later version decides to encode the additional flag information, "or later" may need to be changed to "and 4" when it happens. As we cannot predict the future, I think "or later" is just as good as "add 4" for now. Thanks.