From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2024 15:12:12 GMT
Subject: Re: With big repos and slower connections, git clone can be hard to work with
Message-ID: <xmqqh6dzy0mr.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To: <20240611063123.GB3248245@coredump.intra.peff.net>

Jeff King <peff@peff.net> writes:

> I think they serve two different purposes. A packfile URI does not have
> any connectivity guarantees. So it lets a server say "here's all the
> objects, except for XYZ which you should fetch from this URL". That's
> good for offloading pieces of a clone, like single large objects.
>
> Whereas bundle URIs require very little cooperation from the server.
> While a server can advertise bundle URIs, it doesn't need to know about
> the particular bundle a client grabbed. The client comes back with the
> usual have/want, just like any other fetching client.

Yes, a bundle being a self-contained "object-store + tips", it is
a much more suitable building block for offloading clone traffic.