Re: [PATCH] doc/technical: remove outdated MIDX default note

On Thu, Sep 23, 2021 at 09:47:03AM -0400, Derrick Stolee wrote:

On 9/22/2021 6:13 PM, Eric Wong wrote:

quoted

Multi-pack-index files are used by default since
commit 18e449f86b74bab35b150549c8342d252fe7ae00, so the
outdated note was misleading.

You are correct that the note is misleading, but it is still correct.

A user can _disable_ reading MIDX files by setting core.multiPackIndex
to false. If this was in the user-facing docs, not the technical docs,
then I might push back on trying to make that distinction.

It may present a fuller picture to instead say:

  The core.multiPackIndex config setting must be on (which is the default)
  to consume MIDX files. Setting it to `false` prevents Git from reading a
  MIDX file, even if one exists.

Thanks,
Taylor