Re: [RFC PATCH] multi-pack-index: allow operating without pack files

On Sunday, August 22, 2021 8:34:43 PM MDT Derrick Stolee wrote:

On 8/20/2021 3:55 PM, Johannes Berg wrote:

quoted

Technically, multi-pack-index doesn't need pack files to exist,
but add_packed_git() today checks whether it exists or not.

Having a multi-pack-index is supposed to indicate that we have
these objects in the objects/pack directory within the specified
pack-files.

Hmm, isn't it a normal supported use case for repacking to potentially delete 
packfiles which are in the MIDX (I'm specifically thinking about when someone 
runs git gc with an older git version which knows nothing about MIDX files)?

 -Martin

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