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Re: bug? git push triggers auto pack when gc.auto = 0

From
Duy Nguyen <pclouds@gmail.com>
Date
Feb 4, 2014, 02:41 UTC
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On Tue, Feb 4, 2014 at 9:20 AM, chris <jugg@hotmail.com> wrote:
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> $ git push origin next
> Counting objects: 56, done.
> Delta compression using up to 4 threads.
> Compressing objects: 100% (9/9), done.
> Writing objects: 100% (9/9), 895 bytes | 0 bytes/s, done.
> Total 9 (delta 8), reused 0 (delta 0)
> Auto packing the repository for optimum performance.
This string only appears in versions before 1.8.0. It's longer after 1.8.0.
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> To ssh://git@my.server.com/my_project
>    3560275..f508080  next -> next
> $ git config gc.auto
> 0
> $ git config gc.autopacklimit
> 0
> $ git --version
> git version 1.8.5.3

but your client is after 1.8.0 so the string printed above is from the server side. "git config gc.auto" here does not matter. Run that command again on my.server.com.

> So my question is, should gc.auto = 0 disable auto-packing from occurring on
> git push and other non-gc commands?
Yes it should.
-- 
Duy
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  1. chrisFeb 4, 2014
  2. Duy NguyenFeb 4, 2014
  3. chrisFeb 4, 2014
  4. Duy NguyenFeb 4, 2014
  5. 1/2 receive-pack: update $GIT_DIR/info before auto garbage collectionNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 4, 2014
  6. 2/2 receive-pack: hint that the user can stop "git push" at auto gc timeNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 4, 2014
  7. Junio C HamanoFeb 4, 2014
  8. Junio C HamanoFeb 4, 2014
  9. chrisFeb 7, 2014
  10. Duy NguyenFeb 7, 2014
  11. chrisFeb 7, 2014
  12. 1/2 daemon: move daemonize() to libgit.aNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 8, 2014
  13. 2/2 gc: config option for running --auto in backgroundNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 8, 2014
  14. Erik Faye-LundFeb 10, 2014
  15. Duy NguyenFeb 10, 2014
  16. Erik Faye-LundFeb 10, 2014
  17. Junio C HamanoFeb 10, 2014
  18. Junio C HamanoFeb 10, 2014
  19. Duy NguyenFeb 12, 2014
  20. Junio C HamanoFeb 12, 2014
  21. Erik Faye-LundFeb 10, 2014
  22. Junio C HamanoFeb 10, 2014
  23. Duy NguyenFeb 10, 2014
  24. Junio C HamanoFeb 11, 2014
  25. chrisFeb 4, 2014
  26. David KastrupFeb 4, 2014
  27. chrisFeb 4, 2014
  28. David KastrupFeb 4, 2014
  29. chrisFeb 4, 2014
  30. David KastrupFeb 4, 2014

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