From: Derrick Stolee <stolee@gmail•com>
To: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox•com>,
Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget <gitgitgadget@gmail•com>
Cc: git@vger•kernel.org, ps@pks•im, atthewhughes934@gmail•com,
johannes.schindelin@gmx•de
Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/5] scalar: document config settings
Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2025 14:56:49 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <a4d60418-f48a-4321-b305-d37ae2f752b1@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <xmqqbjkol4je.fsf@gitster.g>
On 11/26/2025 7:09 PM, Junio C Hamano wrote:
> "Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail•com> writes:
>
>> +commitGraph.generationVersion=1::
>> + While the preferred version is 2 for performance reasons, existing users
>> + that had version 1 by default will need special care in upgrading to
>> + version 2. This is likely to change in the future as the upgrade story
>> + is solidifies.
>
> "as the upgrade story solidifies"?
That's better than what I was going for which was "is solidified". Will fix.
>> +fetch.writeCommitGraph=false::
>> + This config setting was created to help users automatically udpate their
>> + commit-graph files as they perform fetches. However, this takes time
>> + from foreground fetches and pulls and Scalar uses background maintenance
>> + for this function instead.
>
> "update their files".
Yes. thanks.
>> +index.threads=true::
>> + This tells Git to automatically detect how many threads it should use
>> + when reading the index in parallel due to the `core.preloadIndex=true`
>> + setting.
>
> Is "due to the `core.preloadIndex=true` setting" part of this
> sentence still relevant?
I should still include this, but mention that it is enabled by default and
still recommended.
> Other than that, superbly written. Thanks, will queue.
Thanks,
-Stolee
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2025-11-30 19:56 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 48+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-11-26 22:18 [PATCH 0/5] Audit and document Scalar config Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2025-11-26 22:18 ` [PATCH 1/5] scalar: annotate config file with "set by scalar" Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2025-11-26 23:55 ` Junio C Hamano
2025-12-01 8:55 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2025-11-26 22:18 ` [PATCH 2/5] scalar: use index.skipHash=true for performance Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2025-11-26 23:57 ` Junio C Hamano
2025-11-30 19:55 ` Derrick Stolee
2025-11-26 22:18 ` [PATCH 3/5] scalar: remove stale config values Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2025-11-27 0:00 ` Junio C Hamano
2025-11-26 22:18 ` [PATCH 4/5] scalar: alphabetize and simplify config Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2025-12-01 8:55 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2025-12-01 12:35 ` Derrick Stolee
2025-11-26 22:18 ` [PATCH 5/5] scalar: document config settings Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2025-11-27 0:09 ` Junio C Hamano
2025-11-30 19:56 ` Derrick Stolee [this message]
2025-12-01 8:55 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2025-12-01 12:40 ` Derrick Stolee
2025-12-01 14:04 ` [PATCH 0/5] Audit and document Scalar config Johannes Schindelin
2025-12-01 16:50 ` [PATCH v2 " Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2025-12-01 16:50 ` [PATCH v2 1/5] scalar: annotate config file with "set by scalar" Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2025-12-02 7:53 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2025-12-01 16:50 ` [PATCH v2 2/5] scalar: use index.skipHash=true for performance Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2025-12-01 16:50 ` [PATCH v2 3/5] scalar: remove stale config values Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2025-12-01 17:46 ` Matthew Hughes
2025-12-02 7:53 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2025-12-02 19:04 ` Matthew Hughes
2025-12-02 19:22 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2025-12-07 0:34 ` Junio C Hamano
2025-12-08 6:58 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2025-12-12 13:57 ` Derrick Stolee
2025-12-01 16:50 ` [PATCH v2 4/5] scalar: alphabetize and simplify config Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2025-12-01 16:50 ` [PATCH v2 5/5] scalar: document config settings Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2025-12-01 17:58 ` Matthew Hughes
2025-12-02 7:53 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2025-12-11 14:20 ` Henrique Ferreiro
2025-12-12 14:06 ` Derrick Stolee
2025-12-15 12:14 ` Henrique Ferreiro
2025-12-02 2:05 ` [PATCH v2 0/5] Audit and document Scalar config Junio C Hamano
2025-12-12 15:15 ` [PATCH v3 " Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2025-12-12 15:15 ` [PATCH v3 1/5] scalar: annotate config file with "set by scalar" Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2025-12-12 15:15 ` [PATCH v3 2/5] scalar: use index.skipHash=true for performance Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2025-12-12 15:15 ` [PATCH v3 3/5] scalar: remove stale config values Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2025-12-12 15:15 ` [PATCH v3 4/5] scalar: alphabetize and simplify config Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2025-12-12 15:15 ` [PATCH v3 5/5] scalar: document config settings Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2025-12-15 12:33 ` Henrique Ferreiro
2025-12-12 23:49 ` [PATCH v3 0/5] Audit and document Scalar config Junio C Hamano
2025-12-15 14:33 ` Derrick Stolee
2025-12-16 0:39 ` Junio C Hamano
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