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[PATCHv4 7/8] clone: implement optional references

From
Stefan Beller <sbeller@google.com>
Date
Aug 11, 2016, 23:14 UTC
Message-ID
<20160811231405.17318-8-sbeller@google.com>
In-Reply-To
<20160811231405.17318-1-sbeller@google.com>

In a later patch we want to try to create alternates for submodules, but they might not exist in the referenced superproject. So add a way to skip the non existing references and report them.

Signed-off-by: Stefan Beller <sbeller@google.com>
---
 Documentation/git-clone.txt |  5 ++++-
 builtin/clone.c             | 29 ++++++++++++++++++++++-------
 2 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-clone.txt b/Documentation/git-clone.txt
index ec41d3d..e316c4b 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-clone.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-clone.txt
@@ -90,13 +90,16 @@ If you want to break the dependency of a repository cloned with `-s` on
 its source repository, you can simply run `git repack -a` to copy all
 objects from the source repository into a pack in the cloned repository.
 
---reference <repository>::
+--reference[-if-able] <repository>::
 	If the reference repository is on the local machine,
 	automatically setup `.git/objects/info/alternates` to
 	obtain objects from the reference repository.  Using
 	an already existing repository as an alternate will
 	require fewer objects to be copied from the repository
 	being cloned, reducing network and local storage costs.
+	When using the `--reference-if-able`, a non existing
+	directory is skipped with a warning instead of aborting
+	the clone.
 +
 *NOTE*: see the NOTE for the `--shared` option, and also the
 `--dissociate` option.
diff --git a/builtin/clone.c b/builtin/clone.c
index 7ccbdef..fdb2ca9 100644
--- a/builtin/clone.c
+++ b/builtin/clone.c
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ static int option_progress = -1;
 static enum transport_family family;
 static struct string_list option_config = STRING_LIST_INIT_NODUP;
 static struct string_list option_required_reference = STRING_LIST_INIT_NODUP;
+static struct string_list option_optional_reference = STRING_LIST_INIT_NODUP;
 static int option_dissociate;
 static int max_jobs = -1;
 
@@ -81,6 +82,8 @@ static struct option builtin_clone_options[] = {
 		   N_("directory from which templates will be used")),
 	OPT_STRING_LIST(0, "reference", &option_required_reference, N_("repo"),
 			N_("reference repository")),
+	OPT_STRING_LIST(0, "reference-if-able", &option_optional_reference,
+			N_("repo"), N_("reference repository")),
 	OPT_BOOL(0, "dissociate", &option_dissociate,
 		 N_("use --reference only while cloning")),
 	OPT_STRING('o', "origin", &option_origin, N_("name"),
@@ -283,13 +286,20 @@ static void strip_trailing_slashes(char *dir)
 static int add_one_reference(struct string_list_item *item, void *cb_data)
 {
 	struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
+	int *required = cb_data;
 	char *ref_git = compute_alternate_path(item->string, &sb);
 
-	if (!ref_git)
-		die("%s", sb.buf);
-
-	strbuf_addf(&sb, "%s/objects", ref_git);
-	add_to_alternates_file(sb.buf);
+	if (!ref_git) {
+		if (*required)
+			die("%s", sb.buf);
+		else
+			fprintf(stderr,
+				_("info: Could not add alternate for '%s': %s\n"),
+				item->string, sb.buf);
+	} else {
+		strbuf_addf(&sb, "%s/objects", ref_git);
+		add_to_alternates_file(sb.buf);
+	}
 
 	strbuf_release(&sb);
 	return 0;
@@ -297,7 +307,12 @@ static int add_one_reference(struct string_list_item *item, void *cb_data)
 
 static void setup_reference(void)
 {
-	for_each_string_list(&option_required_reference, add_one_reference, NULL);
+	int required = 1;
+	for_each_string_list(&option_required_reference,
+			     add_one_reference, &required);
+	required = 0;
+	for_each_string_list(&option_optional_reference,
+			     add_one_reference, &required);
 }
 
 static void copy_alternates(struct strbuf *src, struct strbuf *dst,
@@ -949,7 +964,7 @@ int cmd_clone(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	git_config_set(key.buf, repo);
 	strbuf_reset(&key);
 
-	if (option_required_reference.nr)
+	if (option_required_reference.nr || option_optional_reference.nr)
 		setup_reference();
 
 	fetch_pattern = value.buf;
-- 
2.9.2.737.g4a14654
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  1. Stefan BellerAug 11, 2016
  2. 1/8 t7408: modernize styleStefan Beller, Aug 11, 2016
  3. 2/8 t7408: merge short tests, factor out testing methodStefan Beller, Aug 11, 2016
  4. 3/8 submodule--helper module-clone: allow multiple referencesStefan Beller, Aug 11, 2016
  5. 4/8 submodule--helper update-clone: allow multiple referencesStefan Beller, Aug 11, 2016
  6. 5/8 clone: factor out checking for an alternate pathStefan Beller, Aug 11, 2016
  7. Junio C HamanoAug 12, 2016
  8. Stefan BellerAug 15, 2016
  9. Junio C HamanoAug 15, 2016
  10. Stefan BellerAug 15, 2016
  11. 7/8 clone: implement optional referencesStefan Beller, Aug 11, 2016
  12. 6/8 clone: clarify option_reference as requiredStefan Beller, Aug 11, 2016
  13. 8/8 clone: recursive and reference option triggers submodule alternatesStefan Beller, Aug 11, 2016
  14. Junio C HamanoAug 12, 2016
  15. Junio C HamanoAug 17, 2016
  16. Stefan BellerAug 17, 2016
  17. Junio C HamanoAug 17, 2016
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