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Re: [PATCH v3] t5520: don't expire reflogs where it matters

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Thomas Bachem <mail@thomasbachem.com>
Date
Oct 2, 2026, 09:23 UTC
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Hi Junio,
On 02/10/2026 00:48, Junio C Hamano wrote in What's cooking [1]:
> The t5520 test script has been updated to disable reflog expiration.
> This prevents test flakiness caused by auto-maintenance running
> geometric repack which would otherwise immediately expire the test's
> reflogs due to them carrying hardcoded timestamps from 2005.

It's the reflog-expire task of auto maintenance that expires the reflogs, not the geometric repack.

Thanks, Thomas

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  1. t5520: don't expire reflogs where it mattersThomas Bachem via GitGitGadget, Sep 28, 2026
  2. Ben KnobleSep 28, 2026
  3. D. Ben KnobleSep 29, 2026
  4. Junio C HamanoSep 29, 2026
  5. Junio C HamanoSep 29, 2026
  6. D. Ben KnobleSep 29, 2026
  7. Junio C HamanoSep 30, 2026
  8. t5520: don't expire reflogs where it mattersThomas Bachem via GitGitGadget, Sep 29, 2026
  9. Phillip WoodSep 30, 2026
  10. Thomas BachemOct 1, 2026
  11. t5520: don't expire reflogs where it mattersThomas Bachem via GitGitGadget, Oct 1, 2026
  12. Phillip WoodOct 1, 2026
  13. Thomas BachemOct 2, 2026
  14. Junio C HamanoOct 2, 2026

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