From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Fri, 03 Jun 2011 16:28:23 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] clone: always fetch remote HEAD
Message-ID: <7v39jqc21k.fsf@alter.siamese.dyndns.org>
In-Reply-To: <20110603145154.GB11273@sigill.intra.peff.net>

Jeff King <peff@peff.net> writes:

> Actually, I forgot that I did consider this when writing the original
> patch. The clone code will only ask for HEAD if the remote side
> advertises it. So there is no capability required; either the helper
> advertises a HEAD ref or it doesn't. If it does, it should be prepared
> for us to ask for its sha1.

Sounds very sensible ;-).