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Re: [PATCH 2/2] pack documentation review updates

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Scott Chacon <schacon@gmail.com>
Date
Nov 11, 2009, 10:05 UTC
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<d411cc4a0911110205j6f3afedw57d2c56fb28dc20@mail.gmail.com>
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<20091111171924.6117@nanako3.lavabit.com>
Hey,
On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 9:19 AM, Nanako Shiraishi <nanako3@lavabit.com> wrote:
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> Update Scott's protocol document according to review comments given by Junio.
>
>  * name of "%00" byte is NUL not null;
>  * requestee sends current values of its refs, not "known values";
>  * consistently use "obj-id";
>  * requestor chooses the capabilities it wants to be in effect;
>  * pack data is sent after negotiation finishes, not just after "some of
>   it is done";
>  * what it has is called "its", not "it's";
>  * consistently use "flush-pkt";
>  * remove redundant "something like";
>  * status report for send-pack is sent from the receiver, not from client;
>  * don't unnecessarily say "SHOULD NOT" when existing servers can satisify
>   "MUST NOT";
>  * only one thin pack is sent and thickened;
>  * an all-zero value is defined as a zero-id, so use it.
>
> Signed-off-by: しらいし ななこ <nanako3@lavabit.com>
> ---

I was _just_ working on this yesterday and had gotten about halfway through - I'm traveling a lot right now, so I'm a bit behind. This looks good, thanks for taking the time Nanako.

Signed-off-by: Scott Chacon <schacon@gmail.com>
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