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author | 2017-03-02 09:20:15 +0000 | |
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committer | 2017-03-02 09:20:15 +0000 | |
commit | 695b39619f502ba04a3c17c63230a817acdd8a72 (patch) | |
tree | 1c8f4df66ea96593a75254754975804bc0a89116 /doc/bugs | |
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diff --git a/doc/bugs/Empty_files_make_git_status_slow.mdwn b/doc/bugs/Empty_files_make_git_status_slow.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 000000000..f8438f4ef --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/bugs/Empty_files_make_git_status_slow.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +### Please describe the problem. + +When empty files are committed to a repository, git status becomes slow because git annex smudge is run for every empty file under git annex even with clean HEAD. I know git annex is for large files (rather than infinity small ones), but I'm using it to manage a GRASS GIS database, which oddly uses empty files for some things:/ + +### What steps will reproduce the problem? +``` +# slow +touch emptyfile +git add emptyfile +git commit -a -m 'Added empty file.' +GIT_TRACE=1 git status + +# fast +cat 1 > emptyfile +git commit -a -m 'Added a 1 to emptyfile.' +GIT_TRACE=1 git status +``` + +### What version of git-annex are you using? On what operating system? +- git-annex version: 6.20170228-g7a32e08c4 +- operating system: linux x86_64 (SLE 12.2) +- local repository version: 6 + + +### Have you had any luck using git-annex before? (Sometimes we get tired of reading bug reports all day and a lil' positive end note does wonders) +Yes, git with git annex has revolutionised my scientific project file organisation and thats why I want to improve it. |