From: Nicolas Pitre <nico@cam.org>
Date: Tue, 08 May 2007 03:13:58 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add --no-reuse-delta, --window, and --depth options to git-gc
Message-ID: <alpine.LFD.0.99.0705072305270.24220@xanadu.home>
In-Reply-To: <E1HlFqU-0002ir-GK@candygram.thunk.org>

On Mon, 7 May 2007, Theodore Ts'o wrote:

> Sometimes users might want to use more aggressive packing options
> when doing a git-gc.  This allows them to do so without having
> to use the low-level plumbing commands.

The 'git repack' command isn't _that_ low level, is it?  
git-pack-objects is plumbing for sure, but not git-repack?

Especially if you're aware and interested in those options, you won't be 
afraid of 'git repack -a -f -d --window=...".

In the context of "gc", having an option that reads "window" looks a bit 
strange too.

Maybe it's just me...


Nicolas