Re: git pack/unpack over bittorrent - works!

From: Nguyen Thai Ngoc Duy <pclouds@gmail.com>
Date: Sep 3, 2010, 02:48 UTC
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On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 10:29 AM, Nicolas Pitre <nico@fluxnic.net> wrote:

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> But usually the very first commit in a pack is huge as it typically
> isn't delta compressed (a delta chain has to start somewhere).  And this
> first commit will roughly represent the same size as a tarball for that
> commit.  And if you don't get at least that first commit then you are
> screwed.  Or if you don't get a complete second commit when deepening a
> clone you are still screwed.

Elijah's recent work on "rev-list --objects -- pathspec" [1] may help split a commit into many parts that can be sent separately.

[1] http://mid.gmane.org/1282803711-10253-1-git-send-email-newren@gmail.com

> Another issue is what to do with objects that are themselves huge.

For big blobs, it's probably best sending them separately so they can be resumed.

-- 
Duy