Nicolas Pitre <nico@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > --max-pack-size=<n>:: > > - Maximum size of each output packfile, expressed in MiB. > > - The default is 4096 (4 GiB) as that is the maximum allowed > > + Maximum size of each output packfile. > > + The default is 4 GiB as that is the maximum allowed > > packfile size (due to file format limitations). Some > > importers may wish to lower this, such as to ensure the > > resulting packfiles fit on CDs. > > What file format limitation is alluded to here? It has been a while > since the 4GB limit on pack file format has been removed. The pack index v1 32 bit offset thing. Which you fixed. > If this is a > limitation of fast-import only then maybe this should be explained more > explicitly. Damn. It is. fast-import can't write a v2 index. Ugh. -- Shawn. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html