Re: Can I use CRoaring library in Git?

From: Taylor Blau <me@ttaylorr.com>
Date: Jul 25, 2022, 23:37 UTC
Message-ID: <Yt8pNOTNbq5VHFhY@nand.local>
In-Reply-To: <028201d8a076$dbb5a7d0$9320f770$@nexbridge.com>

On Mon, Jul 25, 2022 at 06:35:30PM -0400, rsbecker@nexbridge.com wrote:

> It is possible to use a Clean/Smudge filter to normalize the format to
> be independent of the endian-ness of the target platforms?
>
> I have to admit being a fan of that approach.

We aren't checking these files in, since these are just the .bitmap files stored in $GIT_DIR/objects/pack. So we'd have to invent such a mechanism, and I suspect it would be less effort (and more straightforward to implement) if we write all numbers in network byte order from the start.

Thanks, Taylor