make --max-pack-size argument to 'git pack-object' count in bytes

[git.git] / Documentation / RelNotes-1.7.0.txt

diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes-1.7.0.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes-1.7.0.txt
index 323ae54007c78c9946f6b76013f8fff75eed8d11..e66945cb68f56e7b5d1686cadb9cb7e6cff5bbcc 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/RelNotes-1.7.0.txt
+++ b/Documentation/RelNotes-1.7.0.txt
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ Notes on behaviour change
    whitespaces is reported with zero exit status when run with
    --exit-code, and there is no "diff --git" header for such a change.
 
- * external diff and textconv helpers are now executed using the shell.
+ * External diff and textconv helpers are now executed using the shell.
    This makes them consistent with other programs executed by git, and
    allows you to pass command-line parameters to the helpers. Any helper
    paths containing spaces or other metacharacters now need to be
@@ -46,6 +46,12 @@ Notes on behaviour change
    environment, and diff.*.command and diff.*.textconv in the config
    file.
 
+ * The --max-pack-size argument to 'git repack' and 'git pack-objects' was
+   assuming the provided size to be expressed in MiB, unlike the
+   corresponding config variable and other similar options accepting a size
+   value.  It is now expecting a size expressed in bytes, with a possible
+   unit suffix of 'k', 'm', or 'g'.
+
 Updates since v1.6.6
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