On 12 Dec 2007, linux@xxxxxxxxxxx verbalised:
> Pre-gc:
>> -r--r--r-- 1 compiler hackers 12080 2007-12-12 20:35 pack-f534c957f3ee7f3f1046dee0081fcc315d9698bb.idx
>> -r--r--r-- 1 compiler hackers 678643 2007-12-12 20:35 pack-f534c957f3ee7f3f1046dee0081fcc315d9698bb.pack
>
> Post-gc:
>> -r--r--r-- 1 compiler hackers 20912 2007-12-12 20:36 pack-5145ce9770077cee99795fc21cfcc6ea30eb6d47.idx
>> -r--r--r-- 1 compiler hackers 1144055 2007-12-12 20:36 pack-5145ce9770077cee99795fc21cfcc6ea30eb6d47.pack
>
> The fact that the index file has grown so much indicates that it's sucking in a bunch of
> extra objects from the .keep pack, and you're seeing the duplication.
I thought it had to be doing that (hence the increase in object counts
given by the git-gc runs), but wasn't sure if this behaviour was
intentional.
> I'm not sure how that's happening, though. I thought the --local flag to git-pack-objects told
> it not to do that.
This isn't true if alternates are in use, but this repo is alternate-free.
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