# Re: What's cooking in git.git (Oct 2021, \#02; Wed, 6)

- From: Taylor Blau \<hidden\>
- Date: 2021-10-07 03:55:17 
- List: git
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/git/2021/10/7904680
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/git/2021/10/7904668/t.md

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On Wed, Oct 06, 2021 at 10:24:40PM -0400, Jeff King wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 06, 2021 at 05:24:14PM -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote:
>
> > * tb/repack-write-midx (2021-10-01) 9 commits
> >   (merged to 'next' on 2021-10-06 at ccdd5aaf2a)
> >  + builtin/repack.c: pass `--refs-snapshot` when writing bitmaps
> >  + builtin/repack.c: make largest pack preferred
> >  + builtin/repack.c: support writing a MIDX while repacking
> >  + builtin/repack.c: extract showing progress to a variable
> >  + builtin/repack.c: rename variables that deal with non-kept packs
> >  + builtin/repack.c: keep track of existing packs unconditionally
> >  + midx: preliminary support for `--refs-snapshot`
> >  + builtin/multi-pack-index.c: support `--stdin-packs` mode
> >  + midx: expose `write_midx_file_only()` publicly
> >
> >  "git repack" has been taught to generate multi-pack reachability
> >  bitmaps.
> >
> >  Will merge to 'master'.
>
> Sorry not to catch this before it hit 'next', but there's a small leak
> in the test helper. This patch can go on top to fix it.

Thanks for taking a look and catching this. The fix you wrote looks
good to me. For what it's worth:

    Acked-by: Taylor Blau [ref]

Thanks,
Taylor
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