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Re: [Bug] data loss with cyclic alternates

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Jul 11, 2014, 16:01 UTC
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Ephrim Khong <dr.khong@gmail.com> writes:
> git seems to have issues with alternates when cycles are present (repo
> A has B/objects as alternates, B has A/objects as alternates).

Yeah, don't do that. A thinks "eh, the other guy must have it" and B thinks the same. In general, do not prune or gc a repository other repositories borrow from, even if there is no cycle, because the borrowee does not know anythning about objects that it itself no longer needs but are still needed by its borrowers.

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Message 2 of 16 in “[Bug] data loss with cyclic alternates”
  1. Ephrim KhongJul 11, 2014
  2. Junio C HamanoJul 11, 2014
  3. Keller, Jacob EJul 11, 2014
  4. Jeff KingJul 12, 2014
  5. Keller, Jacob EJul 14, 2014
  6. Ephrim KhongJul 13, 2014
  7. sha1_file: do not add own object directory as alternateEphrim Khong, Jul 14, 2014
  8. Duy NguyenJul 14, 2014
  9. Ephrim KhongJul 14, 2014
  10. Johannes SixtJul 15, 2014
  11. sha1_file: do not add own object directory as alternateEphrim Khong, Jul 15, 2014
  12. Junio C HamanoJul 15, 2014
  13. Ephrim KhongJul 16, 2014
  14. Eric SunshineJul 15, 2014
  15. Junio C HamanoJul 15, 2014
  16. Ephrim KhongJul 16, 2014

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