From: Elijah Newren <newren@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2025 15:04:39 GMT
Subject: Re: What's cooking in git.git (Aug 2025, #10; Fri, 22)
Message-ID: <CABPp-BFuKUH0NKR_9Qb7Q8Cb++o2EVzqYK8WyvQ_PG5_JFyZ0w@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <xmqqsehivqxi.fsf@gitster.g>

On Fri, Aug 22, 2025 at 5:10 PM Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:
>
> * ds/sparse-checkout-clean (2025-07-16) 9 commits
>  - sparse-checkout: make 'clean' clear more files
>  - t: expand tests around sparse merges and clean
>  - sparse-index: point users to new 'clean' action
>  - sparse-checkout: add --verbose option to 'clean'
>  - dir: add generic "walk all files" helper
>  - sparse-checkout: match some 'clean' behavior
>  - sparse-checkout: add basics of 'clean' command
>  - sparse-checkout: remove use of the_repository
>  - Merge branch 'ac/deglobal-sparse-variables' into ds/sparse-checkout-clean
>  (this branch uses ac/deglobal-sparse-variables.)
>
>  "git sparse-checkout" subcommand learned a new "clean" action to
>  prune otherwise unused working-tree files that are outside the
>  areas of interest.
>
>  Needs to wait for the base topic to solidify.
>  source: <pull.1941.v2.git.1752716054.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>

Maybe also mark as expecting a reroll?  (cf.
CABPp-BFzMLGJwz4QqYtvw3zRYgmC=Mb8T8GCOsrLZqT2z+8H7A@mail.gmail.com and
CABPp-BHLcy-A4yLR8gP1Sjt_EKQ4K08kPyb7G6yifdZj+0MJNg@mail.gmail.com)