Re: [PATCH] provide advance warning of some future pack default changes

Nicolas Pitre [off-list ref] writes:

+ * From v1.5.5, the repack.usedeltabaseoffset config option will default
+   to true, which will give denser packfile (i.e. more efficient storage).
+   The downside is that git older than version 1.4.4 will not be able
+   to directly use a repository packed using this setting.
+
+ * From v1.5.5, the pack.indexversion config option will default to 2,
+   which is slightly more efficient, and makes repacking more immune to
+   data corruptions.  Git older than version 1.5.2 may revert to version 1
+   of the pack index with a manual "git index-pack" to be able to directly
+   access corresponding pack files.

Which means what? Local clone with shortcut (hardlinking and remotes)?
Dumb protocols (http, ftp, rsync)?

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Jakub Narebski
Poland
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