Documentation: describe --thin more accurately

diff --git a/builtin-pack-objects.c b/builtin-pack-objects.c
index dcfe62aa02ca69cad39b4dd681a60f052b20aba5..e1d3adf405bb6ac842a3415e0461b4772396060d 100644 (file)
--- a/builtin-pack-objects.c
+++ b/builtin-pack-objects.c
@@ -445,13 +445,9 @@ static int write_one(struct sha1file *f,
        if (e->idx.offset || e->preferred_base)
                return -1;
 
-       /*
-        * If we are deltified, attempt to write out base object first.
-        * If that fails due to the pack size limit then the current
-        * object might still possibly fit undeltified within that limit.
-        */
-       if (e->delta)
-              write_one(f, e->delta, offset);
+       /* if we are deltified, write out base object first. */
+       if (e->delta && !write_one(f, e->delta, offset))
+               return 0;
 
        e->idx.offset = *offset;
        size = write_object(f, e, *offset);
@@ -505,9 +501,11 @@ static void write_pack_file(void)
                sha1write(f, &hdr, sizeof(hdr));
                offset = sizeof(hdr);
                nr_written = 0;
-               for (i = 0; i < nr_objects; i++)
-                       if (write_one(f, objects + i, &offset) == 1)
-                               display_progress(progress_state, written);
+               for (; i < nr_objects; i++) {
+                       if (!write_one(f, objects + i, &offset))
+                               break;
+                       display_progress(progress_state, written);
+               }
 
                /*
                 * Did we write the wrong # entries in the header?
@@ -582,7 +580,7 @@ static void write_pack_file(void)
                        written_list[j]->offset = (off_t)-1;
                }
                nr_remaining -= nr_written;
-       } while (nr_remaining);
+       } while (nr_remaining && i < nr_objects);
 
        free(written_list);
        stop_progress(&progress_state);