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From: Matthieu Moy <Matthieu.Moy@grenoble-inp.fr>
Subject: Re: git fsck not identifying corrupted packs
Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:56:53 +0200
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Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> writes:

> Hi,
>
> On Tue, 20 Oct 2009, Alex Riesen wrote:
>
>> On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 08:45, Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wr=
ote:
>> > Matthieu Moy <Matthieu.Moy@grenoble-inp.fr> writes:
>> >>> It probably is also a good idea to add a "--loose" option that d=
oes what
>> >>> "fsck" currently does without "--full". =A0It is a good name
>>=20
>> --no-full works
>
> It works.  Technically.  For human users, though, --loose-objects-onl=
y=20
> (with a shortcut "--loose") would be better.

OTOH, the advantage of "--no-full" is that it's compatible with
existing Git versions. If I learn Git 1.6.6 with --no-full, and use it
in a script, then my stript works also with older Gits.

But anyway, I think very few people are actually interested in "git
--no-full" (or call it whatever you like), so I don't think this is
very important.

--=20
Matthieu Moy
http://www-verimag.imag.fr/~moy/