From: Nicolas Pitre <nico@cam.org>
Date: Tue, 03 Jul 2007 03:36:47 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] git-repack: generational repacking (and example hook script)
Message-ID: <alpine.LFD.0.999.0707022331080.26459@xanadu.home>
In-Reply-To: <1183193782608-git-send-email-sam.vilain@catalyst.net.nz>

On Sat, 30 Jun 2007, Sam Vilain wrote:

> Add an option to git-repack that makes the repack run suitable for
> running very often.  The idea is that packs get given a "generation",
> and that the number of packs in each generation (except the last one)
> is bounded.

Please explain again why this should be useful and is worth the 
complexity it brings along.  Last time this was discussed I wasn't 
convinced at all, and I'm still not convinced this time either.


Nicolas