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Issue 2876983004: [Docs] Update the Mac and iOS docs for `git status` perf improvements. (Closed)
Patch Set: Created 3 years, 7 months ago
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diff --git a/docs/mac_build_instructions.md b/docs/mac_build_instructions.md
index 646b64b6332017f78509611280249beedaf4979b..2a81337ea8bfdb8388a8f7b97e323cc1bdd6b8a4 100644
--- a/docs/mac_build_instructions.md
+++ b/docs/mac_build_instructions.md
@@ -231,6 +231,8 @@ tree is open before checking out. This will increase your chances of success.
### Improving performance of `git status`
+#### Increase the vnode cache size
+
`git status` is used frequently to determine the status of your checkout. Due
to the large number of files in Chromium's checkout, `git status` performance
can be quite variable. Increasing the system's vnode cache appears to help. By
@@ -257,8 +259,22 @@ $ echo kern.maxvnodes=$((512*1024)) | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf
Or edit the file directly.
-If `git --version` reports 2.6 or higher, the following may also improve
-performance of `git status`:
+#### Configure git to use an untracked cache
+
+If `git --version` reports 2.8 or higher, try running
+
+```shell
+$ git update-index --test-untracked-cache
+```
+
+If the output is `OK`, then the following may also improve performance of
Sidney San Martín 2017/05/12 22:50:02 nit: is ➞ "ends with"
+`git status`:
+
+```shell
+$ git config core.untrackedCache true
+```
+
+If `git --version` reports 2.6 or higher, but below 2.8, you can instead run
```shell
$ git update-index --untracked-cache
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