From: Jay Soffian <jaysoffian@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 03 Mar 2009 19:27:29 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] git-clone.txt: document that pushing from a shallow clone may work
Message-ID: <76718490903031127v7fcec124je7292c4c465208b8@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <20090303120856.GB15003@chistera.yi.org>

On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 7:08 AM, Adeodato Simó <dato@net.com.org.es> wrote:
> Well, I don't know if the set of cases where it'll work can be defined
> in detail to a point where it is useful. If it is, then sure, let's do
> it.
>
> My point is that if it will work in some cases, then the documentation
> should *acknowledge that fact*, because else people will assume the
> documentation is wrong, and believe it is intended to work, which is not
> the case.

Wy not just say "pushing into a shallow repository is not supported"
instead of "pushing into a shallow repository won't work."

j.