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SubjectRe: [KORG] Re: kernel.org lies about latest -mm kernel
Nigel Cunningham wrote:
> Hi.
>
> On Tue, 2006-12-26 at 08:49 -0800, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
>> Nigel Cunningham wrote:
>>> Hi.
>>>
>>> I've have git trees against a few versions besides Linus', and have just
>>> moved all but Linus' to staging to help until you can get your new
>>> hardware. If others were encouraged to do the same, it might help a lot?
>>>
>> Not really. In fact, it would hardly help at all.
>>
>> The two things git users can do to help is:
>>
>> 1. Make sure your alternatives file is set up correctly;
>> 2. Keep your trees packed and pruned, to keep the file count down.
>>
>> If you do this, the load imposed by a single git tree is fairly negible.
>
> Sorry for the slow reply, and the ignorance... what's an alternatives
> file? I've never heard of them before.
>

Just a minor correction; it's the "alternates" file
(objects/info/alternates).

-hpa
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