Re: [PATCH 03/10] builtin/pack-objects.c: learn '--assume-kept-packs-closed'

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Jeff King <peff@xxxxxxxx> writes:

>> I wonder if we need our assumption that the union of kept packs is
>> closed under reachability to be specified as an option. If the option is
>> passed, then we stop the traversal as soon as we hit an object in the
>> frozen packs. If not passed, then we do a full traversal but pass
>> --honor-pack-keep to drop out objects in the frozen packs after the
>> fact.
>> 
>> Thoughts?
>
> I'm confused. I thought the whole idea was to pass it as an option (the
> user telling Git "I know these packs are supposed to be closed; trust
> me")?

Yes, that is how I read these patches, and it sounds like an assumption
that we can make under many scenarios/repacking strategies.



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