... of my projects require having binary files (firmware and other > stuff) somewhere in ... the most recent version only? Your subject is a little bit misleading, no? ... 's not about the binariness (git handles binary files just fine, thankyouverymuch), but ...

git - Johannes Schindelin - Jan 16 2008 - 07:54

... i can convert them into ascii format and store only the >>>> delta. >>> >>> If you don't have the original uncompressed unencrypted file, what will >>> converting them to ascii ... that git is doing a good job finding deltas in binary files. This ...

git - Petko Manolov - Jan 16 2008 - 12:06

... complex. > > But not versioning some files while versioning others breaks the ... is kind of exception. The binaries are there from the very ... your firmware files? How often do they change, and how large ... list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a ...

git - Petko Manolov - Jan 16 2008 - 10:14

... return sha1 of added object. Use git-tag to create tag to ... by default. > > BTW. if those large binary files doesn't differ much ... blobs are already > compressed and/or encrypted and adding even a ... list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a ...

git - Jakub Narebski - Jan 16 2008 - 10:20

... Jan 2008, Johannes Schindelin wrote: > Your subject is a little bit misleading, ... 's not about the > binariness (git handles binary files just fine, thankyouverymuch), ... solve this, but it seems inconvenient and involves branching, cloning, etc. Isn't ...

git - Petko Manolov - Jan 16 2008 - 09:39

... your firmware files? How often do they change, and how large ... but the size of everything binary in the >> tree easily goes ... objects. Did you try running "git-gc" to repack? I did ... reduce the repository size. Those binaries are already compressed so any ...

git - Petko Manolov - Jan 16 2008 - 10:25

... i can convert them into ascii format and store only the > > > delta. > > > > If you don ... good deltas out of your binary files, converting those binaries into ascii will do nothing ... this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to ...

git - Nicolas Pitre - Jan 16 2008 - 11:58

... to stdout) with >> "git cat-file blob tagname^{blob}". > > Sounds like ... Thanks for the tip. > >> The file would be in object database ... retagging / changing a tag in git-tag(1) manpage; you should ... if you ever change the binary blob. Nothe that I haven ...

git - Jakub Narebski - Jan 16 2008 - 12:34

... it work? > BTW. if those large binary files doesn't differ much between ... Unfortunately this is not the case. These binary blobs are already compressed and/or encrypted and adding even a few ... this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a ...

git - Petko Manolov - Jan 16 2008 - 10:04

... 't reduce the repository size. > Those binaries are already compressed so any change ... a small amount). So even compressed files can still produce space savings during ... to store the uncompressed versions instead (git will delta _and_ compress them for ...

git - Jeff King - Jan 16 2008 - 10:32

... will work > perfectly with new binaries/firmware. That's why i ... version control system (not just Git) is to record exactly that ... exact contents of these large binaries *really* don't matter, as ... t you just commit one and never touch it again? Cheers ...

git - Wincent Colaiuta - Jan 16 2008 - 10:34

... of my projects require having binary files (firmware and other stuff) somewhere in ... a couple of new versions arrive (and get committed) i end up ... an easy way to tell git not to bother about the ... list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a ...

git - Petko Manolov - Jan 16 2008 - 06:34

... old source code will work perfectly with new binaries/firmware. That's why i don't _need_ the ... , just like in the old days when "git pull" didn't do everything for you. ... from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to ...

git - Petko Manolov - Jan 16 2008 - 09:58

... to store the uncompressed >> versions instead (git will delta _and_ compress them ... into ascii format and then save them in > the repository. Since ... help, since git can find deltas in binary files just as easily as in text files. All you are doing is ...

git - Rogan Dawes - Jan 16 2008 - 11:05

... never >> touch it again? > > Unfortunately those binaries does change, although the process is slow ... at two versions of such a binary blob, one before the change and one after such a ... this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message ...

git - Junio C Hamano - Jan 16 2008 - 14:02

... never >>> touch it again? >> >> Unfortunately those binaries does change, although the process is slow ... of such a > binary blob, one before the change and one after such a change > ... this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message ...

git - Junio C Hamano - Jan 16 2008 - 14:09

... to solve this, but it > seems inconvenient and involves branching, cloning, etc. Isn't it ... on clone. BTW. if those large binary files doesn't differ much between ... -- Jakub Narebski Poland ShadeHawk on #git - To unsubscribe from this list: send ...

git - Jakub Narebski - Jan 16 2008 - 09:53

... are your firmware files? How often do they change, and how large >> are the changes? IOW ... often, but the size of everything binary in the > tree easily goes to ... loose objects. Did you try running "git-gc" to repack? -Peff - To unsubscribe ...

git - Jeff King - Jan 16 2008 - 10:18

... sha1 of added object. Use git-tag to create tag to ... to stdout) with > "git cat-file blob tagname^{blob}". Sounds like ... the case. These binary blobs are already >> compressed and/or encrypted ... convert them into ascii format and store only the delta. This ...

git - Petko Manolov - Jan 16 2008 - 10:43

... don't you just commit one and never touch > it again? Unfortunately those binaries does change, although the process is slow and ... unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@ ...

git - Petko Manolov - Jan 16 2008 - 10:45