From: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2006 17:59:31 GMT
Subject: Re: fetching packs and storing them as packs
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0610281058070.3849@g5.osdl.org>
In-Reply-To: <20061028072146.GB14607@spearce.org>



On Sat, 28 Oct 2006, Shawn Pearce wrote:
> 
> Why not just use create a new flag file?
> 
> Lets say that a pack X is NOT eligible to be repacked if
> "$GIT_DIR/objects/pack/pack-X.keep" exists.

Yeah, me likee. Simple and straightforward, and mixes well with the 
"--keep" flag that has been discussed for git repack anyway.