Jeff King <peff@xxxxxxxx> writes: > They're not technically required to be in sync. It is OK for the midx > bitmaps to have different options than the ones we make for packs. And > in theory they could intentionally diverge, though in practice I don't > think we (yet) have any extensions or options that would be more > appropriate for one or the other. > > So if we did want to join them, I think it would make sense to still be > able to use different flags for each situation, but initialize them from > a common definition. Thanks for great explanation---I guess it is not worth pursuing, then. It is not like it would make the system misbehave when two are set differently.