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Re: [PATCH 1/2] Delete ref $frotz by moving ref file to "deleted-$frotz~ref".

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Jakub Narebski <jnareb@gmail.com>
Date
Oct 17, 2006, 09:24 UTC
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Christian Couder wrote:
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>> Ref deletion is an operation that happens far far rarer than
>> updates and lookups, and I deliberately chose to optimize for
>> the latter.
> 
> I think that the ref deletion usage depends on the policy of people using 
> git, and there may be people that delete a ref very often.
> 
> For example, when git becomes a major SCM, there may be people working on 
> big projects that want to create a new branch for each new bug and then 
> delete the branch when the code on the bug branch has been integrated into 
> a new release and the bug is closed.
So do not pack branches then, pack only tags.
-- 
Jakub Narebski
Warsaw, Poland
ShadeHawk on #git
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Message 6 of 6 in “Delete ref $frotz by moving ref file to "deleted-$frotz~ref".”
  1. 1/2 Delete ref $frotz by moving ref file to "deleted-$frotz~ref".Christian Couder, Oct 14, 2006
  2. Junio C HamanoOct 14, 2006
  3. Christian CouderOct 17, 2006
  4. Junio C HamanoOct 17, 2006
  5. Shawn PearceOct 17, 2006
  6. Jakub NarebskiOct 17, 2006

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