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Re: Historical kernel repository size

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Nicolas Pitre <nico@cam.org>
Date
Sep 14, 2006, 21:23 UTC
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On Thu, 14 Sep 2006, Linus Torvalds wrote:
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> For better packing, I think I used a larger depth, ie try something like
> 
> 	git repack -a -f --depth=50
> 
> to get more improvement. For a historical archive that you don't much use, 
> doign the deeper depth is definitely worth it.

Using a larger window helps too. It of course has a direct impact on the processing to perform a full repack, but it has no runtime costs when the pack is used. So I'd suggest adding --window=50 to the above.

[ I made those suggestions in person to Thomas at OLS to which 
  he replied he'd do it when he'd get back home.   ;-) ]
Nicolas
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