Leo <sdl....@gmail.com> writes: > On 2010-02-02 12:29 +0000, Ian Barton wrote: >>> >>> The git repo I just checked out a minute ago is 54M, 20 times bigger >>> than the org lisp files. Any idea why it is so large? Thanks. >>> >>> Leo >>> >> Don't forget it has a complete history of all org development since >> the initial import of the source. >> >> You may be able to reduce the size of your local repo by running: >> >> git gc >> >> See http://kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git-core/docs/v1.6.0.6/git-gc.html >> >> Ian. > > Of course. But git is supposed to be very efficient in storing history > and other things. I remembered when it first appeared when Linus was > still maintaining it, it could have the Linux kernel's source tree with > complete history and other things within 1.5 times the size of the net > source. > > Git gc won't help because 54M is the size of the first checkout. >
I was under the impression that the one thing that git does not advertise is space efficiency - it stores total file blobs for each and every change. So I think its efficiency is in terms of speed, not in terms of disk usage. And to be honest, if you worry about 54M in a development scenario then I'd be surprised when you consider how cheap disk is these days. _______________________________________________ Emacs-orgmode mailing list Please use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode
