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-rw-r--r--builtin/gc.c28
1 files changed, 21 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/builtin/gc.c b/builtin/gc.c
index c19545d49e..63d400bcb2 100644
--- a/builtin/gc.c
+++ b/builtin/gc.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ static int pack_refs = 1;
static int aggressive_window = 250;
static int gc_auto_threshold = 6700;
static int gc_auto_pack_limit = 50;
+static int detach_auto = 1;
static const char *prune_expire = "2.weeks.ago";
static struct argv_array pack_refs_cmd = ARGV_ARRAY_INIT;
@@ -73,6 +74,10 @@ static int gc_config(const char *var, const char *value, void *cb)
gc_auto_pack_limit = git_config_int(var, value);
return 0;
}
+ if (!strcmp(var, "gc.autodetach")) {
+ detach_auto = git_config_bool(var, value);
+ return 0;
+ }
if (!strcmp(var, "gc.pruneexpire")) {
if (value && strcmp(value, "now")) {
unsigned long now = approxidate("now");
@@ -188,13 +193,12 @@ static int need_to_gc(void)
static const char *lock_repo_for_gc(int force, pid_t* ret_pid)
{
static struct lock_file lock;
- static char locking_host[128];
char my_host[128];
struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
struct stat st;
uintmax_t pid;
FILE *fp;
- int fd, should_exit;
+ int fd;
if (pidfile)
/* already locked */
@@ -206,6 +210,8 @@ static const char *lock_repo_for_gc(int force, pid_t* ret_pid)
fd = hold_lock_file_for_update(&lock, git_path("gc.pid"),
LOCK_DIE_ON_ERROR);
if (!force) {
+ static char locking_host[128];
+ int should_exit;
fp = fopen(git_path("gc.pid"), "r");
memset(locking_host, 0, sizeof(locking_host));
should_exit =
@@ -301,11 +307,19 @@ int cmd_gc(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
*/
if (!need_to_gc())
return 0;
- if (!quiet)
- fprintf(stderr,
- _("Auto packing the repository for optimum performance. You may also\n"
- "run \"git gc\" manually. See "
- "\"git help gc\" for more information.\n"));
+ if (!quiet) {
+ if (detach_auto)
+ fprintf(stderr, _("Auto packing the repository in background for optimum performance.\n"));
+ else
+ fprintf(stderr, _("Auto packing the repository for optimum performance.\n"));
+ fprintf(stderr, _("See \"git help gc\" for manual housekeeping.\n"));
+ }
+ if (detach_auto)
+ /*
+ * failure to daemonize is ok, we'll continue
+ * in foreground
+ */
+ daemonize();
} else
add_repack_all_option();