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When repacking during the 'incremental-repack' task, we use the --batch-size option in 'git multi-pack-index repack'. The initial setting used --batch-size=0 to repack everything into a single pack-file. This is not sustainable for a large repository. The amount of work required is also likely to use too many system resources for a background job. Update the 'incremental-repack' task by dynamically computing a --batch-size option based on the current pack-file structure. The dynamic default size is computed with this idea in mind for a client repository that was cloned from a very large remote: there is likely one "big" pack-file that was created at clone time. Thus, do not try repacking it as it is likely packed efficiently by the server. Instead, we select the second-largest pack-file, and create a batch size that is one larger than that pack-file. If there are three or more pack-files, then this guarantees that at least two will be combined into a new pack-file. Of course, this means that the second-largest pack-file size is likely to grow over time and may eventually surpass the initially-cloned pack-file. Recall that the pack-file batch is selected in a greedy manner: the packs are considered from oldest to newest and are selected if they have size smaller than the batch size until the total selected size is larger than the batch size. Thus, that oldest "clone" pack will be first to repack after the new data creates a pack larger than that. We also want to place some limits on how large these pack-files become, in order to bound the amount of time spent repacking. A maximum batch-size of two gigabytes means that large repositories will never be packed into a single pack-file using this job, but also that repack is rather expensive. This is a trade-off that is valuable to have if the maintenance is being run automatically or in the background. Users who truly want to optimize for space and performance (and are willing to pay the upfront cost of a full repack) can use the 'gc' task to do so. Create a test for this two gigabyte limit by creating an EXPENSIVE test that generates two pack-files of roughly 2.5 gigabytes in size, then performs an incremental repack. Check that the --batch-size argument in the subcommand uses the hard-coded maximum. Helped-by: Chris Torek <chris.torek@gmail.com> Reported-by: Son Luong Ngoc <sluongng@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Derrick Stolee <dstolee@microsoft.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Git - fast, scalable, distributed revision control system
Git is a fast, scalable, distributed revision control system with an unusually rich command set that provides both high-level operations and full access to internals.
Git is an Open Source project covered by the GNU General Public License version 2 (some parts of it are under different licenses, compatible with the GPLv2). It was originally written by Linus Torvalds with help of a group of hackers around the net.
Please read the file INSTALL for installation instructions.
Many Git online resources are accessible from https://git-scm.com/ including full documentation and Git related tools.
See Documentation/gittutorial.txt to get started, then see
Documentation/giteveryday.txt for a useful minimum set of commands, and
Documentation/git-<commandname>.txt for documentation of each command.
If git has been correctly installed, then the tutorial can also be
read with man gittutorial or git help tutorial, and the
documentation of each command with man git-<commandname> or git help <commandname>.
CVS users may also want to read Documentation/gitcvs-migration.txt
(man gitcvs-migration or git help cvs-migration if git is
installed).
The user discussion and development of Git take place on the Git mailing list -- everyone is welcome to post bug reports, feature requests, comments and patches to git@vger.kernel.org (read Documentation/SubmittingPatches for instructions on patch submission). To subscribe to the list, send an email with just "subscribe git" in the body to majordomo@vger.kernel.org. The mailing list archives are available at https://lore.kernel.org/git/, http://marc.info/?l=git and other archival sites.
Issues which are security relevant should be disclosed privately to the Git Security mailing list git-security@googlegroups.com.
The maintainer frequently sends the "What's cooking" reports that list the current status of various development topics to the mailing list. The discussion following them give a good reference for project status, development direction and remaining tasks.
The name "git" was given by Linus Torvalds when he wrote the very first version. He described the tool as "the stupid content tracker" and the name as (depending on your mood):
- random three-letter combination that is pronounceable, and not actually used by any common UNIX command. The fact that it is a mispronunciation of "get" may or may not be relevant.
- stupid. contemptible and despicable. simple. Take your pick from the dictionary of slang.
- "global information tracker": you're in a good mood, and it actually works for you. Angels sing, and a light suddenly fills the room.
- "goddamn idiotic truckload of sh*t": when it breaks