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Arthur Barrett wrote: > Chuck/John, > >>> Is there a maximum file size for a repository - as a 12.5 >> Each time >> you commit a binary, it stores the entire thing as a full >> blob on the >> server (unless you use -kB). > > This is untrue. > > CVSNT will always store each change as a diff. > > The current CVSNT 2.5.04 server has two diff types available: > * one 'optimised' for text files > * one 'optimised' for binary files (-kB) > > Storing each change as a complete 'blob' on the server is not a feature > currently supproted by CVSNT. > > Regards, > > > Arthur Barrett > > This only applies to 2.5.4, correct? I didn't realize you had deprecated -kb. Certainly there are a lot of legacy files stored on servers that used the blob approach. If John isn't running 2.5.4 yet, or even if he is but the file dates back many revisions (especially if they were committed with 2.5.3) then large files on the server could be his problem. And even with binary differencing (-kB), you will eventually exceed the server's memory capability, at least with 2.5.3. I haven't tried 2.5.4 yet. chuck