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Re: git svn clone/fetch hits issues with gc --auto

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Martin Langhoff <martin.langhoff@gmail.com>
Date
Oct 10, 2018, 16:38 UTC
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On Wed, Oct 10, 2018 at 8:21 AM Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:
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> We probably can keep the "let's not run for a day" safety while
> pretending that "git gc -auto" succeeded for callers like "git svn"
> so that these callers do not hae to do "eval { ... }" to hide our
> exit code, no?
>
> I think that is what Jonathan's patch (jn/gc-auto) does.
+1

`--auto` means "DTRT, but remember you're running as part of a larger process; don't error out unless it's critical".

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  1. Martin LanghoffOct 9, 2018
  2. Eric WongOct 9, 2018
  3. Junio C HamanoOct 10, 2018
  4. Martin LanghoffOct 10, 2018
  5. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonOct 10, 2018
  6. Martin LanghoffOct 10, 2018
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  8. Jonathan NiederOct 10, 2018
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