Re: [PATCH] clone: ignore --depth when cloning locally (implicitly --local)
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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
- Date
- Feb 26, 2009, 22:45 UTC
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Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de> writes:
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> When cloning locally, we default to --local, as it makes the whole > operation fast and efficient. > > As the most common intent of cloning with a --depth parameter is to > save space, and --local saves space more than --depth ever can, > warn the user and ignore the --depth parameter when cloning locally. > > Should --depth be desired, the user can always force proper cloning > by using a file:// URL. > > Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Makes sense. I'm inclined to apply this as a "fix" before 1.6.2, but I cannot exactly say what we are fixing. User's expectations?