update git-repack documentation wrt repack.UseDeltaBaseOffset
This default for repack.UseDeltaBaseOffset has been "true" since Git v1.6.0. Signed-off-by: Nicolas Pitre <nico@fluxnic.net> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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@@ -109,15 +109,15 @@ other objects in that pack they already have locally.
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Configuration
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-When configuration variable `repack.UseDeltaBaseOffset` is set
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-for the repository, the command passes `--delta-base-offset`
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-option to 'git pack-objects'; this typically results in slightly
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-smaller packs, but the generated packs are incompatible with
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-versions of git older than (and including) v1.4.3; do not set
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-the variable in a repository that older version of git needs to
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-be able to read (this includes repositories from which packs can
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-be copied out over http or rsync, and people who obtained packs
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-that way can try to use older git with it).
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+By default, the command passes `--delta-base-offset` option to
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+'git pack-objects'; this typically results in slightly smaller packs,
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+but the generated packs are incompatible with versions of Git older than
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+version 1.4.4. If you need to share your repository with such ancient Git
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+versions, either directly or via the dumb http or rsync protocol, then you
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+need to set the configuration variable `repack.UseDeltaBaseOffset` to
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+"false" and repack. Access from old Git versions over the native protocol
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+is unaffected by this option as the conversion is performed on the fly
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+as needed in that case.
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