On 2009.02.12 12:32:13 -0600, Jon Nelson wrote: > 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) Probably an older git version? There was a bug that caused a memory leak with unreachable objects being forced to be loose objects. That was fixed in 1.6.0.3 Björn -- 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
