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This is where something like VFSForGit [0] helps out. Instead of cloning the entire repo, it creates a virtual file system and fetches objects on demand. MSFT u
by dblitt 4y ago
This is where something like VFSForGit [0] helps out. Instead of cloning the entire repo, it creates a virtual file system and fetches objects on demand. MSFT uses it internally for the Windows source tree (which now exceeds 300GB).
[0]: https://github.com/microsoft/VFSForGit https://github.com/microsoft/VFSForGit
- btown 4y agoVFSForGit seems to be in maintenance mode now - do you know what it was replaced by, and if there's something that works cross-platform?
- AaronFriel 4y agoIt was replaced by Scalar and is now merged into Git: Introduced: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/devops/introducing-scalar/ https://devblogs.microsoft.com/devops/introducing-scalar/ Integration into Git: https://github.blog/2022-10-13-the-story-of-scalar/ https://github.blog/2022-10-13-the-story-of-scalar/