From: Ben Lau <benlau@ust.hk>
Date: Wed, 02 Nov 2005 09:10:57 GMT
Subject: Re: Clone a repository with only the objects needed for a single tag
Message-ID: <436882A1.1020207@ust.hk>
In-Reply-To: <43687DAE.2010604@op5.se>

Andreas Ericsson wrote:

> Ben Lau wrote:
>
>> 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.

yes, it is expected. However, I just think with a fake parent like what 
.git/info/grafts could provide may solve the issue. At least it make 
git-log be happy to show the only log message in the shallow repository 
without any error.
The rest of problem is gitk could not show any item like what git-log shown.

I am not sure is it right to have a pair of same ID into 
.git/info/grafts or it should be solved by a little patch to gitk.

>
>>
>> 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.
>