[PATCH] add warning for depth=0 in git clone.

From

Stefan Beller <stefanbeller@googlemail.com>

Date

Jan 8, 2013, 08:07 UTC

Message-ID

<1357632422-5686-1-git-send-email-stefanbeller@googlemail.com>

---
 builtin/clone.c | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/builtin/clone.c b/builtin/clone.c
index ec2f75b..5e91c1e 100644
--- a/builtin/clone.c
+++ b/builtin/clone.c
@@ -818,6 +818,9 @@ int cmd_clone(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	remote = remote_get(option_origin);
 	transport = transport_get(remote, remote->url[0]);
 
+	if (option_depth && transport->smart_options->depth < 1)
+		die(_("--depth less or equal 0 makes no sense; read manpage."));
+
 	if (!is_local) {
 		if (!transport->get_refs_list || !transport->fetch)
 			die(_("Don't know how to clone %s"), transport->url);

-- 
1.8.1.166.g27cbb96