Re: ELPA git repo contains zero-padded file modes and running ~$ make fails

[Stefan Monnier]

>> We already have:
>
>>     [transfer]
>>             fsckObjects = true
>
>> in the `.gitconfig` of the thingy doing the mirroring of
>> upstream branches.  But apparently it didn't catch those badDateOverflow
>> issues (apparently they're not checked in a systematic fashion?).
>
> But this configuration does not apply to the Git "server"
> accepting pushes to ELPA branches where the error that
> started this thread occurred, does it?

There are very few packages where anyone pushes to `elpa.git` (and
currently none in `nongnu.git`), so it's not a major issue.
[ And indeed the two packages where problems have appeared so far
  (`coffee-mode` and `embark` are pulled by that mirroring thingy).  ]

> To accomplish this, I assume something in the Savannah-
> sphere needs to be changed.  (Though I don't understand why
> receive.fsckObjects=true is not the Git default.)

It's considered too costly.


        Stefan