From: Eric Hanchrow Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:28:47 GMT Subject: Re: git repository size vs. subversion repository size Message-ID: <87y77ga21c.fsf@offby1.atm01.sea.blarg.net> In-Reply-To: <20080405000141.GA23633@dervierte> >>>>> "Steven" == Steven Walter writes: Steven> git-gc is such an important step in importing a repository Steven> from svn. Why doesn't git-svn take this vital step Steven> automatically? Mine did: git-svn version 1.5.5 (svn 1.3.2) git-svn init file://$HOME/svn-repos git-svn fetch ... M trunk/home/local/bin/spam/print-subjects.ss r5480 = b3edab03f5bacda1db025bd2cca769abbe007f23 (git-svn) Auto packing your repository for optimum performance. You may also run "git gc" manually. See "git help gc" for more information. Counting objects: 11182, done. Compressing objects: 100% (11021/11021), done. Writing objects: 100% (11182/11182), done. Total 11182 (delta 9378), reused 0 (delta 0) Checked out HEAD: file:///home/erich/svn-repos r5480 $ du -sh /tmp/ya/.git/ ~/svn-repos/ 23M /tmp/ya/.git/ 88M /home/erich/svn-repos/ -- The old graybeards in the Smalltalk world may not seem relevant, but if you ask them a question about ORM, they have been thinking about it for 20 years. -- Avi Bryant