git-gc: by default use safer "-A" option to repack when not --prune'ing

This makes use of repack's new "-A" option which does not drop packed
unreachable objects. This makes git-gc safe to call at any time,
particularly when a repository is referenced as an alternate by
another repository.

git-gc --prune will use the "-a" option to repack instead of "-A", so
that packed unreachable objects will be removed.

Signed-off-by: Brandon Casey <casey@nrlssc.navy.mil>
Signed-off-by: Lars Hjemli <hjemli@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Shawn O. Pearce <spearce@spearce.org>

diff --git a/builtin-gc.c b/builtin-gc.c
index 23ad2b6a21a81f469e813173ba04d626949e972f..6323e0d9db9f2e0119bd52bdc45bb5d8434d355d 100644 (file)
--- a/builtin-gc.c
+++ b/builtin-gc.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ static int gc_auto_pack_limit = 20;
 #define MAX_ADD 10
 static const char *argv_pack_refs[] = {"pack-refs", "--all", "--prune", NULL};
 static const char *argv_reflog[] = {"reflog", "expire", "--all", NULL};
-static const char *argv_repack[MAX_ADD] = {"repack", "-a", "-d", "-l", NULL};
+static const char *argv_repack[MAX_ADD] = {"repack", "-d", "-l", NULL};
 static const char *argv_prune[] = {"prune", NULL};
 static const char *argv_rerere[] = {"rerere", "gc", NULL};
 
@@ -211,6 +211,16 @@ int cmd_gc(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
                prune = 0;
                if (!need_to_gc())
                        return 0;
+       } else {
+               /*
+                * Use safer (for shared repos) "-A" option to
+                * repack when not pruning. Auto-gc makes its
+                * own decision.
+                */
+               if (prune)
+                       append_option(argv_repack, "-a", MAX_ADD);
+               else
+                       append_option(argv_repack, "-A", MAX_ADD);
        }
 
        if (pack_refs && run_command_v_opt(argv_pack_refs, RUN_GIT_CMD))