Hi, On Sun, 10 Feb 2008, Johannes Schindelin wrote: > $ /usr/bin/time git repack -a -d -f --window=150 --depth=150 > Counting objects: 2477715, done. > Compressing objects: 19% (481551/2411764) > Compressing objects: 19% (482333/2411764) > fatal: Out of memory, malloc failed411764) > Command exited with non-zero status 1 > 7118.37user 54.15system 2:01:44elapsed 98%CPU (0avgtext+0avgdata > 0maxresident)k > 0inputs+0outputs (29834major+17122977minor)pagefaults 0swaps I made the window much smaller (512 megabyte), and it still runs, after 27 hours: Compressing objects: 20% (484132/2411764) However, it seems that it only worked on about 4000 objects in the last 20(!) hours. So, the first 19% were relatively quick. The next percent not at all. Will keep you posted, Dscho - 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