# Sharing repositories later on 4 messages from 2006-07-12 to 2006-07-12. Participants: Erik Mouw, Junio C Hamano, Linus Torvalds. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/4861 ## Erik Mouw, 2006-07-12 13:28 Subject: Sharing repositories later on Message-ID: <20060712132800.GA7328@harddisk-recovery.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20060712132800.GA7328%40harddisk-recovery.com ``` Hi, I just learned out about "git clone -s" to share objects between repositories. How do I use that with already existing repositories? Right now I have a "linux-2.6" repository to track Linus's 2.6 kernel tree and an "elinux-2.6" tree that pulls from linux-2.6 and holds my own changes. I created a file .git/objects/info/alternates that contains the line "/home/erik/git/linux-2.6/.git/objects". Now how do I get rid of the "old" objects and packs without loosing my changes? Erik -- +-- Erik Mouw -- www.harddisk-recovery.com -- +31 70 370 12 90 -- | Lab address: Delftechpark 26, 2628 XH, Delft, The Netherlands ``` ## Junio C Hamano, 2006-07-12 15:21 Subject: Re: Sharing repositories later on Message-ID: <7vpsgazw5j.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/7vpsgazw5j.fsf%40assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net In-Reply-To: <20060712132800.GA7328@harddisk-recovery.com> ``` Erik Mouw writes: > Hi, > > I just learned out about "git clone -s" to share objects between > repositories. How do I use that with already existing repositories? > > Right now I have a "linux-2.6" repository to track Linus's 2.6 kernel > tree and an "elinux-2.6" tree that pulls from linux-2.6 and holds my > own changes. I created a file .git/objects/info/alternates that > contains the line "/home/erik/git/linux-2.6/.git/objects". Now how do I > get rid of the "old" objects and packs without loosing my changes? repack -a -d -l perhaps? ``` ## Linus Torvalds, 2006-07-12 15:47 Subject: Re: Sharing repositories later on Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/Pine.LNX.4.64.0607120843570.5623%40g5.osdl.org In-Reply-To: <20060712132800.GA7328@harddisk-recovery.com> ``` On Wed, 12 Jul 2006, Erik Mouw wrote: > > I just learned out about "git clone -s" to share objects between > repositories. How do I use that with already existing repositories? Do echo "/source/git/project/.git/objects/" > .git/objects/info/alternates and then follow it up with git repack -a -d -l where the "-l" means that it will only put _local_ objects in the pack-file (strictly speaking, it will put any loose objects from the alternate tree too, so you'll have a fully packed archive, but it won't duplicate objects that are already packed in the alternate tree). Linus ``` ## Erik Mouw, 2006-07-12 15:57 Subject: Re: Sharing repositories later on Message-ID: <20060712155751.GE7328@harddisk-recovery.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20060712155751.GE7328%40harddisk-recovery.com In-Reply-To: <7vpsgazw5j.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net> ``` On Wed, Jul 12, 2006 at 08:21:28AM -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote: > Erik Mouw writes: > > Right now I have a "linux-2.6" repository to track Linus's 2.6 kernel > > tree and an "elinux-2.6" tree that pulls from linux-2.6 and holds my > > own changes. I created a file .git/objects/info/alternates that > > contains the line "/home/erik/git/linux-2.6/.git/objects". Now how do I > > get rid of the "old" objects and packs without loosing my changes? > > repack -a -d -l perhaps? Thanks, that did the trick. I now have a small pack with around 100 objects. Erik -- +-- Erik Mouw -- www.harddisk-recovery.com -- +31 70 370 12 90 -- | Lab address: Delftechpark 26, 2628 XH, Delft, The Netherlands ```