How to skip "Loose Object" popup when running 'git gui'
- by Michael Donohue
When I run 'git gui' I get a popup that says
This repository currently has approximately 1500 loose objects.
It then suggests compressing the database. I've done this before, and it reduces the loose objects to about 250, but that doesn't suppress the popup. Compressing again doesn't change the number of loose objects.
Our current workflow requires significant use of 'rebase' as we are transitioning from Perforce, and Perforce is still the canonical SCM. Once Git is the canonical SCM, we will do regular merges, and the loose objects problem should be greatly mitigated.
In the mean time, I'd really like to make this 'helpful' popup go away.