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Re: [PATCH 0/4] run auto maintenance in git-gui

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Mar 8, 2026, 06:02 UTC
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Johannes Sixt <j6t@kdbg.org> writes:
> The option does not only control whether or not a warning appears, but
> also whether garbage collection happens or not. When it is set to false,
> then in addition to squelching the warning, garbage collection does
> *not* happen.
Ah, OK, now what you said makes perfect sense.
> I think so, too. For this reason, my implied suggestion was to protect
> the new call of `git maintenance` with a check whether gui.gcwarning is
> enabled. Then we don't make anything worse for those who have it disabled.
Good.
Thanks.
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  1. Birger Skogeng PedersenSep 26, 2019
  2. Johannes SixtSep 26, 2019
  3. Birger Skogeng PedersenSep 26, 2019
  4. Pratyush YadavSep 26, 2019
  5. Birger Skogeng PedersenSep 26, 2019
  6. Johannes SixtSep 26, 2019
  7. Pratyush YadavOct 1, 2019
  8. Birger Skogeng PedersenOct 2, 2019
  9. Johannes SixtOct 2, 2019
  10. 0/4 run auto maintenance in git-guiWolfgang Faust, Mar 6, 2026
  11. 1/4 git-gui: run auto maintenance on commitWolfgang Faust, Mar 6, 2026
  12. 2/4 git-gui: remove hint_gc dialogWolfgang Faust, Mar 6, 2026
  13. 3/4 git-gui: remove "Compress Database" featureWolfgang Faust, Mar 6, 2026
  14. 4/4 scalar: remove obsolete gui.GCWarning settingWolfgang Faust, Mar 6, 2026
  15. Johannes SixtMar 7, 2026
  16. Junio C HamanoMar 7, 2026
  17. Johannes SixtMar 7, 2026
  18. Junio C HamanoMar 8, 2026
  19. Wolfgang FaustMar 11, 2026
  20. Johannes SixtMar 13, 2026
  21. Marc BranchaudOct 2, 2019
  22. Marc BranchaudSep 26, 2019

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