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Re: git-index-pack really does suck..

From
Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
Date
Apr 3, 2007, 20:40 UTC
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[sorry, sent a message without finishing]
Nicolas Pitre <nico@cam.org> writes:
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> Maybe we shouldn't run index-pack on packs for which we _already_ have 
> an index for which is the most likely reason for the collision check to 
> trigger in the first place.
>
> This is in the same category as trying to run unpack-objects on a pack 
> within a repository and wondering why it doesn't work.
> ...
> I'm of the opinion that this patch is unnecessary.  It only helps in 
> bogus workflows to start with, and it makes the default behavior unsafe 
> (unsafe from a paranoid pov, but still).  And in the _normal_ workflow 
> it should never trigger.
Hmmmm.  You may have a point.
So maybe we should retitle this thread from "git-index-pack
really does suck.." to "I used git-index-pack in a stupid way"?
 
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  1. Linus TorvaldsApr 3, 2007
  2. Linus TorvaldsApr 3, 2007
  3. Nicolas PitreApr 3, 2007
  4. Nicolas PitreApr 3, 2007
  5. Chris LeeApr 3, 2007
  6. Nicolas PitreApr 3, 2007
  7. Chris LeeApr 3, 2007
  8. Linus TorvaldsApr 3, 2007
  9. Nicolas PitreApr 3, 2007
  10. Junio C HamanoApr 3, 2007
  11. Linus TorvaldsApr 3, 2007
  12. Nicolas PitreApr 3, 2007
  13. Chris LeeApr 3, 2007
  14. Linus TorvaldsApr 3, 2007
  15. Linus TorvaldsApr 3, 2007
  16. Shawn O. PearceApr 3, 2007
  17. Linus TorvaldsApr 3, 2007
  18. Shawn O. PearceApr 3, 2007
  19. Linus TorvaldsApr 3, 2007
  20. Linus TorvaldsApr 3, 2007
  21. Junio C HamanoApr 3, 2007
  22. Shawn O. PearceApr 3, 2007
  23. Junio C HamanoApr 3, 2007
  24. 1/2 git-fetch--tool pick-rrefJunio C Hamano, Apr 5, 2007
  25. 2/2 git-fetch: use fetch--tool pick-rref to avoid local fetch from alternateJunio C Hamano, Apr 5, 2007
  26. Shawn O. PearceApr 5, 2007
  27. Junio C HamanoApr 5, 2007
  28. Nicolas PitreApr 3, 2007
  29. Shawn O. PearceApr 3, 2007
  30. Junio C HamanoApr 3, 2007
  31. Shawn O. PearceApr 3, 2007
  32. Jeff KingApr 3, 2007
  33. Dana HowApr 3, 2007
  34. Linus TorvaldsApr 3, 2007
  35. David LangApr 3, 2007
  36. Nicolas PitreApr 3, 2007
  37. Nicolas PitreApr 3, 2007
  38. Linus TorvaldsApr 3, 2007
  39. Nicolas PitreApr 3, 2007
  40. Shawn O. PearceApr 3, 2007
  41. Linus TorvaldsApr 3, 2007
  42. Nicolas PitreApr 3, 2007
  43. Junio C HamanoApr 3, 2007
  44. Shawn O. PearceApr 3, 2007
  45. Nicolas PitreApr 3, 2007
  46. Linus TorvaldsApr 3, 2007
  47. Nicolas PitreApr 3, 2007
  48. David LangApr 3, 2007
  49. Alex RiesenApr 4, 2007
  50. David LangApr 6, 2007
  51. Junio C HamanoApr 6, 2007
  52. Junio C HamanoApr 6, 2007
  53. David LangApr 6, 2007
  54. Junio C HamanoApr 6, 2007
  55. David LangApr 6, 2007
  56. Linus TorvaldsApr 3, 2007
  57. Junio C HamanoApr 3, 2007
  58. Nicolas PitreApr 3, 2007

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