D 2010-10-05T20:25:56
J +comment \n\n<hr\s/><i>anonymous\sadded\son\s2010-10-05\s20:25:56:</i><br\s/>\nFor\sfossil\sto\sbe\sa\spractical\salternative\sto\scvs/svn/git/...,\sit\shas\sto\sperform\swell\sfor\sat\sleast\stwo\snetwork\srelated\stasks:\r\n(1)\sInitial\sclone\r\n(2)\sUpdate\sof\sa\srecent\senough\sclone.\r\n\r\nThe\stest\scase\shere\sis\snot\seffected\sby\snetwork\sbandwidth\sor\slatency.\sThe\stest\scase\sis\snot\sbound\sby\sdisk\sbandwidth\seither,\ssince\sit\sis\ssmall\senough\sto\sfit\scomfortably\sinto\smemory.\sAs\ssuch,\sit\sshould\sbe\sa\slot\sfaster.\sFor\sexample,\sI\sdon't\sunderstand\swhy\sit\sneeds\sso\smany\sround\strips.\sThe\sinitial\sclone\sis\sthe\seasy\sproblem,\sboth\sside\sshould\sknow\sexactly\swhat\sthe\sother\sside\shas.\r\n\r\nI\swouldn't\sbe\ssurprised\sif\sthis\skind\sof\sproblems\sdon't\shappen\swith\sa\sless\sskewed\sdistribution\sof\sthe\scommits\s(1/3\sof\sall\scommits\sto\sone\sfile),\sbut\sthat\sdoesn't\smean\sit\scan't\sbe\sdone\sbetter.\sI'm\sgoing\sto\stry\slater\swith\sa\srepository\sthat\sI\scan\spublish,\sso\shopefully\sit\scan\sbe\ssorted\sout.
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