Re: git-pull from git.git - no remote ref for pu or next?
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Jakub Narebski <jnareb@gmail.com>
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- Dec 12, 2006, 19:18 UTC
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Linus Torvalds wrote:
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> On Tue, 12 Dec 2006, Johannes Schindelin wrote: >> > rsync generally _works_ apart from the slight race-condition issue, >> >> ... and git would probably change the pack structure (i.e. which objects >> are in which packs, or even loose) which would be too bad for all those >> HTTP leechers ... > > Well, as it is, I end up repacking my git archives on kernel.org every two > weeks or so anyway, so anybody who uses stupid protocols (rsync or http) > will end up downloading everything anew anyway.
What about "logaritmic packs" idea someone (Pasky?) posted on git mailing list: pack from last week, pack from last month except last week, pack from two months, pack from four months, pack from last year...
> And kernel.org will probably start doing automatic repacking, since the > current situation just means that some people don't repack on their own, > and have tens of thousands of loose objects.
...with *.keep to keep archive packs it can be even automated somewhat.
-- Jakub Narebski Warsaw, Poland ShadeHawk on #git