From: Brandon Casey <casey@nrlssc.navy.mil>
Date: Thu, 07 May 2009 17:14:07 GMT
Subject: Re: git repack with a --reference
Message-ID: <y6_KSeeksmCZ_XvwgBeZd4SDdo0CcdL0TgPJ6Py336qsFto6evR0vA@cipher.nrlssc.navy.mil>
In-Reply-To: <4A0261D8.8040105@catalyst.net.nz>

Jonathan Harker wrote:
> Hi - hope this isn't too noobish but I'm trying to get an existing git
> checkout to repack/prune/gc itself such that it would be like I had
> cloned it with --reference /path/to/local/repo (i.e. I've added
> /path/to/local/repo to .git/objects/info/alternatives, and I'd like it
> to reduce its objects from 200 MB to 5 MB). Is this
> 
> a. possible,
> 
> b. desirable, and
> 
> c. not insane?

yes,yes,yes.

The path written to .git/objects/info/alternates (also notice spelling of
"alternates") should be the path to the objects directory, not to the
toplevel repository.

i.e.

   /path/to/local/repo.git/objects

It should work properly since git v1.6.2.3.

-brandon