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Re: [FYI] pack idx format

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Nicolas Pitre <nico@cam.org>
Date
Feb 15, 2006, 16:46 UTC
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On Wed, 15 Feb 2006, Junio C Hamano wrote:
> This is still WIP but if anybody is interested...  Once done, it
> should become Documentation/technical/pack-format.txt.
> 
[...]
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> 
> Pack file entry: <+
> 
>      packed object header:
> 	1-byte type (upper 4-bit)

Actually the type occupies only 3 bits (bits 4 to 6) as bit 7 is the size continuation bit.

Nicolas
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Message 3 of 17 in “[FYI] pack idx format”
  1. Junio C HamanoFeb 15, 2006
  2. Johannes SchindelinFeb 15, 2006
  3. Nicolas PitreFeb 15, 2006
  4. Junio C HamanoFeb 16, 2006
  5. pack-objects: reuse data from existing pack.Junio C Hamano, Feb 16, 2006
  6. packed objects: minor cleanupJunio C Hamano, Feb 16, 2006
  7. Nicolas PitreFeb 16, 2006
  8. Junio C HamanoFeb 16, 2006
  9. Linus TorvaldsFeb 16, 2006
  10. Junio C HamanoFeb 16, 2006
  11. Andreas EricssonFeb 16, 2006
  12. Junio C HamanoFeb 16, 2006
  13. Junio C HamanoFeb 17, 2006
  14. pack-objects: finishing touches.Junio C Hamano, Feb 17, 2006
  15. pack-objects: avoid delta chains that are too long.Junio C Hamano, Feb 18, 2006
  16. Linus TorvaldsFeb 17, 2006
  17. Junio C HamanoFeb 17, 2006

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