On Fri, 14 Dec 2007, Jakub Narebski wrote: > Nicolas Pitre <nico@xxxxxxx> writes: > > > + * From v1.5.5, the repack.usedeltabaseoffset config option will default > > + to true, which will give denser packfile (i.e. more efficient storage). > > + The downside is that git older than version 1.4.4 will not be able > > + to directly use a repository packed using this setting. > > + > > + * From v1.5.5, the pack.indexversion config option will default to 2, > > + which is slightly more efficient, and makes repacking more immune to > > + data corruptions. Git older than version 1.5.2 may revert to version 1 > > + of the pack index with a manual "git index-pack" to be able to directly > > + access corresponding pack files. > > Which means what? Local clone with shortcut (hardlinking and remotes)? > Dumb protocols (http, ftp, rsync)? Right, or simply shared repo over NFS or the like. The 1.5.5 release notes will contain a note reminding people to set the corresponding config variables if they wish to retain the legacy behaviors. Nicolas - 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
