Jeff King <peff@xxxxxxxx> writes: > I think they serve two different purposes. A packfile URI does not have > any connectivity guarantees. So it lets a server say "here's all the > objects, except for XYZ which you should fetch from this URL". That's > good for offloading pieces of a clone, like single large objects. > > Whereas bundle URIs require very little cooperation from the server. > While a server can advertise bundle URIs, it doesn't need to know about > the particular bundle a client grabbed. The client comes back with the > usual have/want, just like any other fetching client. Yes, a bundle being a self-contained "object-store + tips", it is a much more suitable building block for offloading clone traffic.
