The situation: I cloned linux-2.6 Then I cloned netdev-2.6 with --reference $PWD/linux-2.6 Then I cloned net-2.6 with --reference $PWD/netdev-2.6 The problem: git gc --prune on netdev-2.6 takes WAY more memory than git gc --prune on linux-2.6 git gc --prune on net-2.6 takes WAY WAY more memory. 1.5G and counting. Why does git gc --prune take 1.5G? (git pack-objects is the actual memory-hungry process) -- Jon -- 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