On Thu, 4 Feb 2010, Shawn O. Pearce wrote: > 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. Isn't it using write_idx_file()? That function would do it all for you already. Nicolas -- 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