Re: gc.linkedobjectdir discussion

2015-02-24 Thread Junio C Hamano
Will Entriken writes: > USAGE - CACHE HIT: > During another pull or clone on a different working directory, git > will find the required object in LINKEDOBJECTDIR and hard link into > the active repo's object store. What happens when the necessary objects are in a packfile, mixed with other obje

gc.linkedobjectdir discussion

2015-02-24 Thread Will Entriken
Hello, This post presents an idea for storing git objects into a hard-linked shared directory which would allow performance gains and safety so that users can set it and forget it. SETUP: Users run `git config --global gc.linkedobjectdir ~/.gitsharedobjects` USAGE - CACHE MISS: During a pull, gi