On Sat, 19 Aug 2006 14:46:30 -0600, Junio C Hamano <junkio@xxxxxxx> wrote:
What is interesting is that .pack format does not have (as far as I know) inherent size limitation. However, .idx file has hardcoded 32-bit offsets into .pack -- hence, in practice, you cannot use a .pack that is over 4GB locally.
Confessing my (complete, total, frightening) ignorance about git: Is it even possible to take a large pack file and split it into smaller packs?
I'm thinking of it as an option for git-repack-- that the user can set the maximum size of any individual pack, and after that limit is reached, a new pack file is started. (ie. --max-size 2GB) and will end up with two packs, each 2GB in size.
That being said -- I've been able to work around it (although I haven't tried your suggestion yet); it's not a 'critical' problem. I'm now just curious if my fantasy (above) makes sense.
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