Re: [PATCH 1/1] mingw: optionally disable side-band-64k for transport

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Am 30.04.19 um 01:17 schrieb Johannes Schindelin:
> On Mon, 29 Apr 2019, Eric Sunshine wrote:
>> On Mon, Apr 29, 2019 at 6:04 PM Thomas Braun via GitGitGadget
>>> diff --git a/Documentation/config/sendpack.txt b/Documentation/config/sendpack.txt
>>> @@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
>>> +sendpack.sideband::
>>> +       Allows to disable the side-band-64k capability for send-pack even
>>> +       when it is advertised by the server. Makes it possible to work
>>> +       around a limitation in the git for windows implementation together
>>> +       with the dump git protocol. Defaults to true.
>>
>> s/dump/dumb/
>>
>> For someone who hasn't read the commit message of this patch, "work
>> around a limitation in ... git for windows" doesn't mean much. Perhaps
>> this documentation could explain in more precise terms under what
>> circumstances this option should be used?
> 
> You're right, this is confusing, especially since Git for Windows 2.x does
> not have that bug.

If there is no bug, why do we need the patch?

-- Hannes



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