'bzr pack' should sync and delete obsolete-packs/*

[Martin Albisetti]

On Jan 18, 2008 9:57 PM, Robert Collins <robertc at robertcollins.net> wrote:
> Ok, here is whats happening:
> bzr upgrade -> .bzr.backup directory, 1.2G or so
> bzr reconcile -> is a pack-like operation, will give you 1.2G of
> obsolete packs (reconciling before upgrading won't give you this
> overhead)
> bzr pack -> generates another 1.2G of data; then trims the old obsolete
> packs but leaves you with 1.2G of data)

Ah, great, thanks!
This explains it.
The reason I'm not reconciling *before* upgrading is that upgrading a
branch that size will take around 16 hours, and reconciling it after
upgrading takes under a minute.

Is there any better order to end up with an upgraded branch?


Martin