On Thu, Sep 23, 2021 at 09:47:03AM -0400, Derrick Stolee wrote: > On 9/22/2021 6:13 PM, Eric Wong wrote: > > Multi-pack-index files are used by default since > > commit 18e449f86b74bab35b150549c8342d252fe7ae00, so the > > outdated note was misleading. > > You are correct that the note is misleading, but it is still correct. > > A user can _disable_ reading MIDX files by setting core.multiPackIndex > to false. If this was in the user-facing docs, not the technical docs, > then I might push back on trying to make that distinction. It may present a fuller picture to instead say: The core.multiPackIndex config setting must be on (which is the default) to consume MIDX files. Setting it to `false` prevents Git from reading a MIDX file, even if one exists. Thanks, Taylor
