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Re: [RFC,PATCH] Make git prune remove temporary packs that look like write failures

From
Nicolas Pitre <nico@cam.org>
Date
Feb 4, 2008, 17:47 UTC
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On Mon, 4 Feb 2008, David Tweed wrote:
> However, I'm not familiar with what things like git-svn, cvs, etc, do.
> Given that I've seen patches adding "git gc" periodically during
> various imports, I wanted to someone who knows that area to confirm
> the patch isn't violating any assumptions.

If they're prunning old objects already, they can prune old temporary pack files assuming the same level of (non) risk.

Nicolas
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  1. Make git prune remove temporary packs that look like write failuresDavid Tweed, Feb 4, 2008
  2. Nicolas PitreFeb 4, 2008
  3. Johannes SchindelinFeb 4, 2008
  4. David TweedFeb 4, 2008
  5. Johannes SchindelinFeb 4, 2008
  6. David TweedFeb 4, 2008
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  8. Nicolas PitreFeb 4, 2008
  9. David TweedFeb 4, 2008
  10. Nicolas PitreFeb 4, 2008
  11. Johannes SchindelinFeb 4, 2008

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