Re: [PATCH] make the pack index version configurable

On 11/2/07, Nicolas Pitre [off-list ref] wrote:

+pack.indexVersion::
+       Specify the default pack index version.  Valid values are 1 for
+       legacy pack index used by Git versions prior to 1.5.2, and 2 for
+       the new pack index with capabilities for packs larger than 4 GB
+       as well as proper protection against the repacking of corrupted
+       packs.  Version 2 is selected and this config option ignored
+       whenever the corresponding pack is larger than 2 GB.  Otherwise
+       the default is 1.

If you're trying to force a previous pack version for some reason
(backward compatibility, or whatever), this "feature" of automatic
forcing version 2 for 2 GB packs might come as a nasty suprise.
Wouldn't it be better to fail with an error?


Dave.