From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2016 16:55:31 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 10/13] convert: generate large test files only once
Message-ID: <xmqqshtm5h8c.fsf@gitster.mtv.corp.google.com>
In-Reply-To: <49AB8322-E322-486E-AF36-2C46BC55C82A@gmail.com>

Lars Schneider <larsxschneider@gmail.com> writes:

> True, but applying rot13 (via tr ...) on 20+ MB takes quite a bit of
> time. That's why I came up with the 1M SP in between.

Ah, OK, that makes sense (it may not necessarily make it a good
decision, but it certainly explains it).

> However, I realized that testing a large amount of data is not really
> necessary for the final series. A single packet is 64k. A 500k pseudo random
> test file should be sufficient. This will make the test way simpler.

;-)  Thanks.