Re: Clone a repository with only the objects needed for a single tag

From: Andreas Ericsson <ae@op5.se>
Date: Nov 2, 2005, 08:49 UTC
Message-ID: <43687DAE.2010604@op5.se>
In-Reply-To: <43687869.7060104@ust.hk>

Ben Lau wrote:

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> Hi Junio,
> 
>  It works!  Thanks a lot.
> 
>  However, it has a problem when involves the gitk/git-log.

Both those programs use the history, which you don't have. With a shallow repository like this some commands just won't work. git-*log and gitk are among those.

> 
> git-log/gitk do not complains afterward, but it also make gitk shows 
> nothing during run. Any solution?
>

* Get a second machine with more disk-space and run the history tools 
there. If you use it as mothership and push your commits to it you'll be 
able to track your changes from the laptop as well.

* Get a larger disk. They're not terribly expensive now adays.

* Check out one tag (i.e. release) more than you need. Then you'll get 
history back to that tag.

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