On 11/2/07, Nicolas Pitre <nico@cam.org> wrote:
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> +pack.indexVersion::
> +       Specify the default pack index version.  Valid values are 1 for
> +       legacy pack index used by Git versions prior to 1.5.2, and 2 for
> +       the new pack index with capabilities for packs larger than 4 GB
> +       as well as proper protection against the repacking of corrupted
> +       packs.  Version 2 is selected and this config option ignored
> +       whenever the corresponding pack is larger than 2 GB.  Otherwise
> +       the default is 1.

If you're trying to force a previous pack version for some reason
(backward compatibility, or whatever), this "feature" of automatic
forcing version 2 for 2 GB packs might come as a nasty suprise.
Wouldn't it be better to fail with an error?


Dave.
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