Emily Shaffer <emilyshaffer@xxxxxxxxxx> writes: > +* `gc.cruftPacks=true` reduces disk space used by unreachable objects during > +garbage collection. OK. > diff --git a/builtin/gc.c b/builtin/gc.c > index eeff2b760e..919cc508c5 100644 > --- a/builtin/gc.c > +++ b/builtin/gc.c > @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ static int gc_config_is_timestamp_never(const char *var) > static void gc_config(void) > { > const char *value; > + int experimental = 0; > > if (!git_config_get_value("gc.packrefs", &value)) { > if (value && !strcmp(value, "notbare")) > @@ -148,6 +149,11 @@ static void gc_config(void) > gc_config_is_timestamp_never("gc.reflogexpireunreachable")) > prune_reflogs = 0; > > + /* feature.experimental implies gc.cruftPacks=true */ > + git_config_get_bool("feature.experimental", &experimental); > + if (experimental) > + cruft_packs = 1; > + I suspect the whole thing can just be: git_config_get_bool("feature.experimental", &cruft_packs); If there is no feature.experimental configuration, the call returns non-zero (we do not check, though) without touching &cruft_packs, if there is feature.experimental configuration, the call returns zero (we do not check, though) and cruft_packs is set to either true (when experimental) or false (otherwise). And this whole thing happens before we inspect what the more specific configuration gc.cruftPacks says, so... > diff --git a/t/t6500-gc.sh b/t/t6500-gc.sh > index e4c2c3583d..4ab6750111 100755 > --- a/t/t6500-gc.sh > +++ b/t/t6500-gc.sh > @@ -238,6 +238,41 @@ test_expect_success 'gc.cruftPacks=true generates a cruft pack' ' > ) > ' > > +test_expect_success 'feature.experimental=true generates a cruft pack' ' > + git init crufts && > + test_when_finished "rm -fr crufts" && > + ( > + cd crufts && > + test_commit base && > + > + test_commit --no-tag foo && > + test_commit --no-tag bar && > + git reset HEAD^^ && > + > + git -c feature.experimental=true gc && > + > + cruft=$(basename $(ls .git/objects/pack/pack-*.mtimes) .mtimes) && > + test_path_is_file .git/objects/pack/$cruft.pack > + ) > +' > + > +test_expect_success 'feature.experimental=false allows explicit cruft packs' ' > + git init crufts && > + test_when_finished "rm -fr crufts" && > + ( > + cd crufts && > + test_commit base && > + > + test_commit --no-tag foo && > + test_commit --no-tag bar && > + git reset HEAD^^ && > + > + git -c gc.cruftPacks=true -c feature.experimental=false gc && OK. What is not tested is setting feature.experimental explicitly to false without touching gc.cruftPacks does not use the cruft pack.