Re: [PATCH 4/8] builtin/clone: move setup of alternates for shared local clones

From: Toon Claes <toon@iotcl.com>
Date: Aug 28, 2026, 14:52 UTC
Message-ID: <875x0uuwk1.fsf@emacs.iotcl.com>
In-Reply-To: <20260825-pks-odb-write-alternates-at-creation-time-v1-4-911513ba95c3@pks.im>

Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im> writes:

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> diff --git a/builtin/clone.c b/builtin/clone.c
> index 8eae3ac7d9..08c8f5a94f 100644
> --- a/builtin/clone.c
> +++ b/builtin/clone.c
> @@ -220,7 +220,8 @@ static void copy_alternates(struct strbuf *src, const char *src_repo)
>  	fclose(in);
>  }
>  
> -static void collect_alternates(struct strvec *alternates)
> +static void collect_alternates(struct strvec *alternates,
> +			       const char *src_repo, bool is_local)
>  {
>  	if (option_required_reference.nr || option_optional_reference.nr) {
>  		struct add_one_alternate_data data = {
> @@ -234,6 +235,16 @@ static void collect_alternates(struct strvec *alternates)
>  		for_each_string_list(&option_optional_reference,
>  				     add_one_alternate, &data);
>  	}
> +
> +	if (is_local) {
> +		struct strbuf commondir = STRBUF_INIT;
> +
> +		get_common_dir(&commondir, src_repo);
> +		if (option_shared)
> +			strvec_pushf(alternates, "%s/objects", commondir.buf);

Also the use of `commondir` seems to be only used if option_shared is set, but it will be used in an else in a subsequential commit.

> +
> +		strbuf_release(&commondir);
> +	}
>  }

-- 
Laters,
Toon