From: Matt McCutchen <matt@mattmccutchen.net>
Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2017 02:07:32 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] fetch: print an error when declining to request an unadvertised object
Message-ID: <1487470052.3570.7.camel@mattmccutchen.net>
In-Reply-To: <xmqq60kfezr9.fsf@gitster.mtv.corp.google.com>

On Sun, 2017-02-12 at 15:49 -0800, Junio C Hamano wrote:
> The fact that we have the above two choices tells me that a two-step
> approach may be an appropriate approach. [...]

> Even if you did only the first step, as long as the second step can
> be done without reverting what the first step did [*4*] by somebody
> who cares the "specific error" deeply enough, I am OK with that.  Of
> course if you did both steps, that is fine by me as well ;-)

I appreciate the flexibility, but now that I've spent the time to
understand all the code involved, it would be a pity not to go for the
complete solution.  New patch coming.

Matt