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| author |  Derrick Stolee <dstolee@microsoft.com> | 2019-01-16 10:26:00 -0800 |
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| committer |  Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | 2019-01-17 13:44:43 -0800 |
| commit | 3d036eb0d2c778941cd31b8785d5036949e8778b (patch) | |
| tree | cb67ddde97b94b11b041a12ca63d2bcf652c16e9 /Documentation | |
| parent | revision: implement sparse algorithm (diff) | |
| download | tgif-3d036eb0d2c778941cd31b8785d5036949e8778b.tar.xz | |
pack-objects: create pack.useSparse setting
The '--sparse' flag in 'git pack-objects' changes the algorithm
used to enumerate objects to one that is faster for individual
users pushing new objects that change only a small cone of the
working directory. The sparse algorithm is not recommended for a
server, which likely sends new objects that appear across the
entire working directory.
Create a 'pack.useSparse' setting that enables this new algorithm.
This allows 'git push' to use this algorithm without passing a
'--sparse' flag all the way through four levels of run_command()
calls.
If the '--no-sparse' flag is set, then this config setting is
overridden.
Signed-off-by: Derrick Stolee <dstolee@microsoft.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/config/pack.txt | 9 |
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/config/pack.txt b/Documentation/config/pack.txt index edac75c83f..425c73aa52 100644 --- a/Documentation/config/pack.txt +++ b/Documentation/config/pack.txt @@ -105,6 +105,15 @@ pack.useBitmaps:: true. You should not generally need to turn this off unless you are debugging pack bitmaps. +pack.useSparse:: + When true, git will default to using the '--sparse' option in + 'git pack-objects' when the '--revs' option is present. This + algorithm only walks trees that appear in paths that introduce new + objects. This can have significant performance benefits when + computing a pack to send a small change. However, it is possible + that extra objects are added to the pack-file if the included + commits contain certain types of direct renames. + pack.writeBitmaps (deprecated):: This is a deprecated synonym for `repack.writeBitmaps`. |