Re: [PATCH] [submodule] Add depth to submodule update

> Used only when a clone is initialized. This is useful when the submodule(s)
> are huge and you're not really interested in anything but the latest commit.
>
> Signed-off-by: Fredrik Gustafsson <iveqy@iveqy.com>
> ---
>  git-submodule.sh | 13 +++++++++++--
>  1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/git-submodule.sh b/git-submodule.sh
> index 79bfaac..b102fa8 100755
> --- a/git-submodule.sh
> +++ b/git-submodule.sh
> @@ -211,12 +211,18 @@ module_clone()
>  	name=$2
>  	url=$3
>  	reference="$4"
> +	depth=$5
>  	quiet=
>  	if test -n "$GIT_QUIET"
>  	then
>  		quiet=-q
>  	fi
>
> +	if test -n "$depth"
> +	then
> +		depth="--depth=$depth"
> +	fi
> +
>  	gitdir=
>  	gitdir_base=
>  	base_name=$(dirname "$name")
> @@ -233,7 +239,7 @@ module_clone()
>  		mkdir -p "$gitdir_base"
>  		(
>  			clear_local_git_env
> -			git clone $quiet -n ${reference:+"$reference"} \
> +			git clone $quiet $depth -n ${reference:+"$reference"} \
>  				--separate-git-dir "$gitdir" "$url" "$sm_path"
>  		) ||
>  		die "$(eval_gettext "Clone of '\$url' into submodule path '\$sm_path' failed")"
> @@ -676,6 +682,9 @@ cmd_update()
>  		--checkout)
>  			update="checkout"
>  			;;
> +		--depth)
> +			depth=$2
> +			;;
>  		--)
>  			shift
>  			break
> @@ -735,7 +744,7 @@ Maybe you want to use 'update --init'?")"
>
>  		if ! test -d "$sm_path"/.git -o -f "$sm_path"/.git
>  		then
> -			module_clone "$sm_path" "$name" "$url" "$reference" || exit
> +			module_clone "$sm_path" "$name" "$url" "$reference" "$depth" || exit
>  			cloned_modules="$cloned_modules;$name"
>  			subsha1=
>  		else
> --
> 1.8.0