From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2013 16:01:15 GMT
Subject: Re: Priming git clone with a local repo?
Message-ID: <7vtxk1rsqc.fsf@alter.siamese.dyndns.org>
In-Reply-To: <20130711093532.GA28255@inner.h.apk.li>

Andreas Krey <a.krey@gmx.de> writes:

> I'm wondering if there is (or will be) a way of doing almost
>
>   git clone --reference localrepo host:canonrep
>
> Basically, I don't want the implications of --reference but still the
> performance advantages of reusing local objects/pack files.

I think the standard operating procedure for that is to still clone
with the "--reference" option first, and then do "repack -a -d" in
the resulting clone (note the lack of "-l" option in "repack").

After that repack, you should be able to discard the alternates
file.

    $ git clone --reference ../there otherhost:repo ours.git
    $ cd ours.git
    $ git repack -a -d ;# no "-l"!!!
    $ mv .git/objects/info/alternates .git/objects/info/alter-nates
    $ git fsck
    $ rm .git/objects/info/alter-nates