[darcs-users] hashed repository issue

[Dan Pascu]

On Monday 08 December 2008, Eric Kow wrote:
> On Sat, Dec 06, 2008 at 18:17:15 +0200, Dan Pascu wrote:
> > I tried today to experiment a bit with a darcs-2 hashed repository
> > format. I added an empty file then made 4 changes and recorded them.
> > I was surprised to find that the hashed pristine directory did
> > contain 11 files. Every recorded change to a single file added 2
> > more.
>
> Does the darcs optimize command have any effect here?

Yes it does, but it is not a viable solution to have to constantly run 
darcs optimize when you have too many files, from fearing that you may 
exceed them and get an error. Not to mention the slowness a flattened 
directory with that many files will introduce anyway.

-- 
Dan