GNU bug report logs - #65720
Guile-Git-managed checkouts grow way too much

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Message #16 received at 65720 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Jelle Licht <jlicht <at> posteo.net>
To: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 65720 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#65720: Guile-Git-managed checkouts grow way too much
Date: Tue,  5 Sep 2023 08:22:48 +0000

Hi Ludo,

> 
> On 4 Sep 2023, at 23:49, Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org> wrote:
> 
> Of course having to re-clone entire repositories every 9 months is
> ridiculous, but storing gigabytes of packs is worse IMO (I’m
> specifically thinking about the Guix repo, which every users copies via
> ‘guix pull’).

Please ignore if it doesn’t make sense, or would not make a practical difference for the current issue, but wouldn’t a local clone do the trick here? As in, clone from the ‘clogged’ local repo, move over fresh clone to old location.

Kr, Jelle

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