"Eric Rannaud" <e@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> The checkpoint command cycles packfiles if object_count != 0, a sensible
> test or there would be no pack files to write. Since 820b931012, the
> command also dumps branches, tags and marks, but still conditionally.
> However, it is possible for a command stream to modify refs or create
> marks without creating any new objects.
That reasoning sounds sensible. Especially given the discussion of
"checkpoint" and "progress" we can see in "git fast-import --help"
documentation. E.g.
Placing a progress command immediately after a checkpoint will
inform the reader when the checkpoint has been completed and it
can safely access the refs that fast-import updated.
would not be true without this change, I suspect.
Can we also add a new test or two that protect this from future
breakages?
Thanks.
