Subject: Re: [PATCH] Split packs from git-repack should have descending timestamps

From: "Shawn O. Pearce" <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 24 May 2007 20:46:10 -0400

Dana How <[email-masked]> wrote:
> 
> If git-repack produces multiple split packs because
> --max-pack-size was in effect,  the first pack written
> should have the latest timestamp because:
> (1) sha1_file.c:rearrange_packed_git() puts more recent
>     pack files at the beginning of the search list;  and
> (2) the most recent objects are written out first
>     while packing.
> 
> This is based on next rather than master to avoid merge
> conflicts with changes already in git-repack.sh due to
> the --max-pack-size patchset.

Ack.  Given our mtime based sorting routine, even without your
recent patch to improve it, I think we definately want this type
of behavior built into git-repack.sh.  Good follow-on to your
--max-pack-size series.

-- 
Shawn.