Re: [PATCH 2/2] Revert "repository: pre-initialize hash algo pointer"

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Feb 23, 2018, 19:50 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqqfu5rtrhg.fsf@gitster-ct.c.googlers.com>
In-Reply-To: <CAGZ79karK7MT_qpFyYfVkioeBsBHidGdC_QfisPmG1a4dQuk5A@mail.gmail.com>

Stefan Beller <sbeller@google.com> writes:

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> I wonder if there is yet another missing case in the enumeration of
> the previous patch:
> Some commands are able to operate on GIT_OBJECT_DIR instead
> of GIT_DIR (git repack?), which may not even explore the full git directory,
> and so doesn't know about the hash value.

... because GIT_DIR/config is not known? "repack" is not one of them, though---it needs to at least use refs as the starting point so a standalone OBJECT_DIR is insufficient.

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