From: Nicolas Pitre <nico@cam.org>
Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2006 21:23:44 GMT
Subject: Re: Historical kernel repository size
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0609141714010.2627@xanadu.home>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0609140824580.4388@g5.osdl.org>

On Thu, 14 Sep 2006, Linus Torvalds wrote:

> 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