Truncated repository list on GitHub

Question

Truncated repository list on GitHub

mdziczkowski opened this issue 4 years ago · 9 comments

Could the project developers and/or owner check if all folders and file's are in tact, because I recieved a following error:

Sorry, we had to truncate this directory to 1,000 files. 2,718 entries were omitted from the list.

Answer 1 · 2021-04-06T18:37:57.000Z

Sorry, we had to truncate this directory to 1,000 files. 2,718 entries were omitted from the list.

That is a limitation to GitHub and not anything specific to GoboLinux.

I.e. the repository is fine.

Answer 2 · 2021-04-07T08:04:57.000Z

thanks for checking it. If GitHub does such things then wouldn't it beter to put the repo in another place, where it wouldn't become truncated? Else, users will have hard to check, if there is avaliable in the repo an program of their interest

Answer 3 · 2021-04-07T09:24:04.000Z

Else, users will have hard to check, if there is avaliable in the repo an program of their interest

FYI, you can still use the search, or even better, the t shortcut to open the interactive file finder.

I, for one, wouldn't want a repository with thousands of entries at the root level to produce an extremely long page that one would need to scroll a lot to navigate. A limit of 1000 for display alone sounds reasonable to me (although I can agree the warning is worded somewhat awkwardly, and styled in a way that makes it seem more problematic than it really is).

Answer 4 · 2021-04-07T12:15:59.000Z

I, for one, wouldn't want a repository with thousands of entries at the root level to produce an extremely long page that one would need to scroll a lot to navigate. A limit of 1000 for display alone sounds reasonable to me (although I can agree the warning is worded somewhat awkwardly, and styled in a way that makes it seem more problematic than it really is).

It would be easier to use paging while browsing then this akward message and no possibility to see more ;-)

Answer 5 · 2021-04-07T14:47:51.000Z

As @waldyrious said you can use the file search to find programs.

Also the repository resides on your hard disk under /Data/Compile/Recipes which you can easily query.

So I don't think we have an issue here?

Answer 6 · 2021-04-07T17:15:25.000Z

So I don't think we have an issue here?

I didn't meant it as an issue... more as request to check if GitHub hasn't damaged the repository placed on GitHub thru truncating it

Answer 7 · 2021-04-07T20:54:51.000Z

Yes luckily the repository itself is fine :)

Also be sure to check out the forums, in case you have more general requests https://gobolinux.discourse.group/. The devs are around there.

Answer 8 · 2021-04-07T21:44:26.000Z

Good to know about it ;-) I think that (for any case) would be a good idea to have a backup locations with the files and repos, in case that GitHub suddenly changes it's mind ;-)

Answer 9 · 2021-04-07T21:53:13.000Z

As mentioned before, a whole copy of all the recipes hosted here are also available in everyone's /Data/Compile/Recipes directory. So every GoboLinux user basically has a backup.