Re: two questions about the format of loose object

Jakub Narebski wrote:

Liu Yubao [off-list ref] writes:

quoted

cons:

* old git client can't read loose objects in new format
  (People degrade git rarely and old git can read pack files
   generated by new git, so it's not a big problem)

You forgot about "dumb" protocols, namely HTTP and (deprecated) rsync
(and IIRC also FTP), which doesn't generate packfiles, and would get
loose object in format intelligible for old clients.

IIRC this was main reason why core.legacyHeaders = false was abandoned.

The server can keep an old git or set core.uncompressedLooseObject = false.

Even the pack file format can be changed so that forward compatability will
be broken, I think it's unavoidable.

I'm not clear about the story of core.legacyHeaders, I'll dig the mail
list archive.

Thanks for reminding me of the dumb protocols.


Best regards,

Liu Yubao