Re: [PATCH 9/9] refs: add a '--required' flag to 'git refs optimize'

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Oct 15, 2025, 20:17 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqqqzv3udh4.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To: <aO-QIn7KAVlBmfRq@pks.im>

Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im> writes:

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> So if we build on top of that mechanism we can easily broaden the scope
> of this patch series to:
>
>   - Check whether maintenance is needed for any of the enabled tasks.
>
>   - Check whether maintenance is needed for a single task.
>
>   - Check whether maintenance is needed given a specific maintenance
>     strategy.
>
> Another benefit is that it's a bit easier to put a verb into a proper
> subcommand of git-maintenance(1) instead of having to add a verb-ish
> flag to git-pack-refs(1). `git maintenance is-needed` feels way more
> natural to me at least compared to `git refs optimize --check`.

Very nice.

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