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diff --git a/contrib/fast-import/git-p4.txt b/contrib/fast-import/git-p4.txt index b87efc6af9..4b4fcde72b 100644 --- a/contrib/fast-import/git-p4.txt +++ b/contrib/fast-import/git-p4.txt @@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ If you want to import the entire history of a given depot path just use git-p4.py sync //path/in/depot@all +To achieve optimal compression you may want to run 'git repack -a -d -f' after +a big import. This may take a while. Support for Perforce integrations is still work in progress. Don't bother trying it unless you want to hack on it :) @@ -42,6 +44,10 @@ in your git repository. git-p4 stores the depot path of the original import in the .git/config file and remembers the last imported p4 revision as a git tag called p4/<changenum> . +It is recommended to run 'git repack -a -d -f' from time to time when using +incremental imports to optimally combine the individual git packs that each +incremental import creates through the use of git-fast-import. + Submitting ========== |