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[PATCH v4 4/6] clone: add tags refspec earlier to fetch refspec

From
Toon Claes <toon@iotcl.com>
Date
Jan 31, 2025, 15:30 UTC
Message-ID
<20250131-toon-clone-refs-v4-4-2a4ff851498f@iotcl.com>
In-Reply-To
<20250131-toon-clone-refs-v4-0-2a4ff851498f@iotcl.com>

In clone.c we call refspec_ref_prefixes() to copy the fetch refspecs from the `remote->fetch` refspec into `ref_prefixes` of `transport_ls_refs_options`. Afterward we add the tags prefix `refs/tags/` prefix as well. At a later point, in wanted_peer_refs() we process refs using both `remote->fetch` and `TAG_REFSPEC`.

Simplify the code by appending `TAG_REFSPEC` to `remote->fetch` before calling refspec_ref_prefixes().

To be able to do this, we set `option_tags` to 0 when --mirror is given. This is because --mirror mirrors (hence the name) all the refs, including tags and they do not need to be treated separately.

Signed-off-by: Toon Claes <toon@iotcl.com>
---
 builtin/clone.c | 23 +++++++----------------
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
diff --git a/builtin/clone.c b/builtin/clone.c
index d652682494d0d27dd73cd0585e28b23f2883786d..7ab156ac00240de89baca6533ed2541839286fc4 100644
--- a/builtin/clone.c
+++ b/builtin/clone.c
@@ -435,11 +435,8 @@ static struct ref *wanted_peer_refs(const struct ref *refs,
 	struct ref *head = copy_ref(find_ref_by_name(refs, "HEAD"));
 	struct ref *local_refs = head;
 	struct ref **tail = local_refs ? &local_refs->next : &local_refs;
-	struct refspec_item tag_refspec;
 	struct ref *to_free = NULL;
 
-	refspec_item_init(&tag_refspec, TAG_REFSPEC, 0);
-
 	if (option_single_branch) {
 		if (!option_branch)
 			refs = to_free = guess_remote_head(head, refs, 0);
@@ -454,16 +451,7 @@ static struct ref *wanted_peer_refs(const struct ref *refs,
 	for (int i = 0; i < refspec->nr; i++)
 		get_fetch_map(refs, &refspec->items[i], &tail, 0);
 
-	/*
-	 * Grab all refs that match the TAG_REFSPEC. Any tags we don't care
-	 * about won't be present in `refs` anyway.
-	 * Except with option --mirror, where we grab all refs already.
-	 */
-	if (!option_mirror)
-		get_fetch_map(refs, &tag_refspec, &tail, 0);
-
 	free_one_ref(to_free);
-	refspec_item_clear(&tag_refspec);
 
 	return local_refs;
 }
@@ -1011,8 +999,10 @@ int cmd_clone(int argc,
 			die(_("unknown ref storage format '%s'"), ref_format);
 	}
 
-	if (option_mirror)
+	if (option_mirror) {
 		option_bare = 1;
+		option_tags = 0;
+	}
 
 	if (option_bare) {
 		if (real_git_dir)
@@ -1375,14 +1365,15 @@ int cmd_clone(int argc,
 		transport->smart_options->check_self_contained_and_connected = 1;
 
 	strvec_push(&transport_ls_refs_options.ref_prefixes, "HEAD");
+
+	if (option_tags || option_branch)
+		refspec_append(&remote->fetch, TAG_REFSPEC);
+
 	refspec_ref_prefixes(&remote->fetch,
 			     &transport_ls_refs_options.ref_prefixes);
 	if (option_branch)
 		expand_ref_prefix(&transport_ls_refs_options.ref_prefixes,
 				  option_branch);
-	if (option_tags)
-		strvec_push(&transport_ls_refs_options.ref_prefixes,
-			    "refs/tags/");
 
 	refs = transport_get_remote_refs(transport, &transport_ls_refs_options);
 
-- 
2.48.1.164.g9a5474a648.dirty
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  1. builtin/clone: teach git-clone(1) the --revision= optionToon Claes, Nov 29, 2024
  2. Patrick SteinhardtDec 2, 2024
  3. Jeff KingDec 2, 2024
  4. Michal SuchánekDec 3, 2024
  5. Toon ClaesDec 19, 2024
  6. builtin/clone: teach git-clone(1) the --revision= optionToon Claes, Dec 19, 2024
  7. Junio C HamanoDec 19, 2024
  8. 0/6 Enable doing a shallow clone of a specific git revisionToon Claes, Jan 31, 2025
  9. 1/6 clone: cut down on global variables in clone.cToon Claes, Jan 31, 2025
  10. 2/6 clone: make it possible to specify --tagsToon Claes, Jan 31, 2025
  11. Jean-Noël AVILAFeb 1, 2025
  12. 3/6 clone: refactor wanted_peer_refs()Toon Claes, Jan 31, 2025
  13. Patrick SteinhardtFeb 3, 2025
  14. 4/6 clone: add tags refspec earlier to fetch refspecToon Claes, Jan 31, 2025
  15. Patrick SteinhardtFeb 3, 2025
  16. 5/6 clone: introduce struct clone_opts in builtin/clone.cToon Claes, Jan 31, 2025
  17. Patrick SteinhardtFeb 3, 2025
  18. 6/6 builtin/clone: teach git-clone(1) the --revision= optionToon Claes, Jan 31, 2025
  19. Junio C HamanoJan 31, 2025
  20. Jean-Noël AVILAFeb 1, 2025
  21. Patrick SteinhardtFeb 3, 2025
  22. 0/7 Enable doing a shallow clone of a specific git revisionToon Claes, Feb 4, 2025
  23. 1/7 clone: cut down on global variables in clone.cToon Claes, Feb 4, 2025
  24. 2/7 clone: make it possible to specify --tagsToon Claes, Feb 4, 2025
  25. Patrick SteinhardtFeb 5, 2025
  26. Toon ClaesFeb 5, 2025
  27. Jean-Noël AVILAFeb 5, 2025
  28. 3/7 clone: refactor wanted_peer_refs()Toon Claes, Feb 4, 2025
  29. 4/7 clone: add tags refspec earlier to fetch refspecToon Claes, Feb 4, 2025
  30. Patrick SteinhardtFeb 5, 2025
  31. 5/7 clone: introduce struct clone_opts in builtin/clone.cToon Claes, Feb 4, 2025
  32. 6/7 parse-options: introduce die_for_incompatible_opt2()Toon Claes, Feb 4, 2025
  33. Patrick SteinhardtFeb 5, 2025
  34. 7/7 builtin/clone: teach git-clone(1) the --revision= optionToon Claes, Feb 4, 2025
  35. Patrick SteinhardtFeb 5, 2025
  36. Toon ClaesFeb 5, 2025
  37. Patrick SteinhardtFeb 5, 2025
  38. Junio C HamanoFeb 5, 2025
  39. 0/7 Enable doing a shallow clone of a specific git revisionToon Claes, Feb 5, 2025
  40. 1/7 clone: cut down on global variables in clone.cToon Claes, Feb 5, 2025
  41. 2/7 clone: make it possible to specify --tagsToon Claes, Feb 5, 2025
  42. 3/7 clone: refactor wanted_peer_refs()Toon Claes, Feb 5, 2025
  43. 4/7 clone: add tags refspec earlier to fetch refspecToon Claes, Feb 5, 2025
  44. 5/7 clone: introduce struct clone_opts in builtin/clone.cToon Claes, Feb 5, 2025
  45. 6/7 parse-options: introduce die_for_incompatible_opt2()Toon Claes, Feb 5, 2025
  46. 7/7 builtin/clone: teach git-clone(1) the --revision= optionToon Claes, Feb 5, 2025
  47. Junio C HamanoFeb 5, 2025
  48. 0/7 Enable doing a shallow clone of a specific git revisionToon Claes, Feb 6, 2025
  49. 1/7 clone: cut down on global variables in clone.cToon Claes, Feb 6, 2025
  50. 2/7 clone: make it possible to specify --tagsToon Claes, Feb 6, 2025
  51. 3/7 clone: refactor wanted_peer_refs()Toon Claes, Feb 6, 2025
  52. 4/7 clone: add tags refspec earlier to fetch refspecToon Claes, Feb 6, 2025
  53. 5/7 clone: introduce struct clone_opts in builtin/clone.cToon Claes, Feb 6, 2025
  54. 6/7 parse-options: introduce die_for_incompatible_opt2()Toon Claes, Feb 6, 2025
  55. 7/7 builtin/clone: teach git-clone(1) the --revision= optionToon Claes, Feb 6, 2025
  56. Patrick SteinhardtFeb 6, 2025
  57. Junio C HamanoFeb 6, 2025

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