Re: [kernel.org users] [RFD] On deprecating "git-foo" for builtins

From: Matthieu Moy <matthieu.moy@imag.fr>
Date: Aug 29, 2008, 08:05 UTC
Message-ID: <vpqvdxk5jrl.fsf@bauges.imag.fr>
In-Reply-To: <48B7AA67.4040400@op5.se>

Andreas Ericsson <ae@op5.se> writes:

> There's one, actually. The default pack-index version is increased now,
> so really, really old clients (pre-1.4.5) won't be able to understand
> the packs generated by default by a new server.

AAUI, the pack itself is sent over the network, but the index is generated locally when receiving the pack, so this shouldn't be a problem.

-- 
Matthieu

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