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Re: git-pull followed by git-gc often yields *much* bigger pack than git-pull alone

Subject: Re: git-pull followed by git-gc often yields *much* bigger pack than git-pull alone

## tl;dr

2 messages between Dec 12, 2007 and Dec 12, 2007.

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linux@horizon.com· Dec 12, 2007, 21:53 UTC · lore
Pre-gc:
> -r--r--r-- 1 compiler hackers   12080 2007-12-12 20:35 pack-f534c957f3ee7f3f1046dee0081fcc315d9698bb.idx
> -r--r--r-- 1 compiler hackers  678643 2007-12-12 20:35 pack-f534c957f3ee7f3f1046dee0081fcc315d9698bb.pack
Post-gc:
> -r--r--r-- 1 compiler hackers   20912 2007-12-12 20:36 pack-5145ce9770077cee99795fc21cfcc6ea30eb6d47.idx
> -r--r--r-- 1 compiler hackers 1144055 2007-12-12 20:36 pack-5145ce9770077cee99795fc21cfcc6ea30eb6d47.pack

The fact that the index file has grown so much indicates that it's sucking in a bunch of extra objects from the .keep pack, and you're seeing the duplication.

I'm not sure how that's happening, though. I thought the --local flag to git-pack-objects told it not to do that.

Nix· Dec 12, 2007, 22:06 UTC · re: linux@horizon.com · lore
On 12 Dec 2007, linux@horizon.com verbalised:
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> Pre-gc:
>> -r--r--r-- 1 compiler hackers   12080 2007-12-12 20:35 pack-f534c957f3ee7f3f1046dee0081fcc315d9698bb.idx
>> -r--r--r-- 1 compiler hackers  678643 2007-12-12 20:35 pack-f534c957f3ee7f3f1046dee0081fcc315d9698bb.pack
>
> Post-gc:
>> -r--r--r-- 1 compiler hackers   20912 2007-12-12 20:36 pack-5145ce9770077cee99795fc21cfcc6ea30eb6d47.idx
>> -r--r--r-- 1 compiler hackers 1144055 2007-12-12 20:36 pack-5145ce9770077cee99795fc21cfcc6ea30eb6d47.pack
>
> The fact that the index file has grown so much indicates that it's sucking in a bunch of
> extra objects from the .keep pack, and you're seeing the duplication.

I thought it had to be doing that (hence the increase in object counts given by the git-gc runs), but wasn't sure if this behaviour was intentional.

> I'm not sure how that's happening, though.  I thought the --local flag to git-pack-objects told
> it not to do that.
This isn't true if alternates are in use, but this repo is alternate-free.
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