[llvm-dev] RFC: Move the test-suite LLVM project to GitHub?

[Jonathan Roelofs via llvm-dev]

On 2/24/16 2:43 PM, Joerg Sonnenberger via llvm-dev wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 24, 2016 at 02:20:24PM -0700, Jonathan Roelofs via llvm-dev wrote:
>> 2) There is the cap on total repository size, which is in the neighborhood
>> of 1Gb [3]. A fresh checkout of test-suite clocks in at just over 3Gb. This
>> one actually is a problem.
>
> This is not really true.

 From the horse's mouth:

"We recommend repositories be kept under 1GB each. This limit is easy to 
stay within if large files are kept out of the repository. If your 
repository exceeds 1GB, you might receive a polite email from GitHub 
Support requesting that you reduce the size of the repository to bring 
it back down."

> Individual pack files must be below 1GB, but the total repository can
> be much larger. That's true even for the free tiers. That said, it
> might be good idea to split the repository into modules to keep it
> managable.
>
> Joerg
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