Re: Large pack causes git clone failures ... what to do?

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On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 12:08 AM, Shawn O. Pearce <spearce@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Geoff Russell <geoffrey.russell@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> I'm still interested in whether clone from a client take note of the
>> pack.packSizeLimit if I set it
>> on the server? Or does it use the client value?
>
> Neither.
>
> A clone doesn't split its pack.  It stores the entire project
> as a single pack file.  If your filesystem cannot do that, the
> clone fails.

I've moved the "master" repository to a faster machine with plenty of
memory and all the problems have gone away.  I was making wrong
guesses about the cause. A fresh clone gives a huge pack, but no problems
and everything runs much better

Thanks for your help.

Geoff.
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