On Thu, 2007-12-06 at 00:11 -0500, Daniel Berlin wrote: > On 12/5/07, David Miller <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > From: "Daniel Berlin" <dberlin@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2007 23:32:52 -0500 > > > > > On 12/5/07, David Miller <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > From: "Daniel Berlin" <dberlin@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2007 22:47:01 -0500 > > > > > > > > > The size is clearly not just svn data, it's in the git pack itself. > > > > > > > > And other users have shown much smaller metadata from a GIT import, > > > > and yes those are including all of the repository history and branches > > > > not just the trunk. > > > I followed the instructions in the tutorials. > > > I followed the instructions given to by people who created these. > > > I came up with a 1.5 gig pack file. > > > You want to help, or you want to argue with me. > > > > Several people replied in this thread showing what options can lead to > > smaller pack files. > > Actually, one person did, but that's okay, let's assume it was several. > I am currently trying Harvey's options. > > I asked about using the pre-existing repos so i didn't have to do > this, but they were all > 1. Done using read-only imports or > 2. Don't contain full history > (IE the one that contains full history that is often posted here was > done as a read only import and thus doesn't have the metadata). While you won't get the git svn metadata if you clone the infradead repo, it can be recreated on the fly by git svn if you want to start commiting directly to gcc svn. Harvey - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
