Re: Regarding "git log" on "git series" metadata

From: Duy Nguyen <pclouds@gmail.com>
Date: Nov 7, 2016, 09:42 UTC
Message-ID: <CACsJy8BDySBWyp3iiLinRkBCew5FNXoQo7z9dMb6w6m9a5X=NA@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <20161107011841.vy2qfnbefidd2sjf@x>

On Mon, Nov 7, 2016 at 8:18 AM, Josh Triplett <josh@joshtriplett.org> wrote:

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> Once we have gitrefs, you have both alternatives: reachable (gitref) or
> not reachable (gitlink).
>
> However, if you want some way to mark reachable objects as not
> reachable, such as for a sparse checkout, external large-object storage,
> or similar, then you can use a single unified mechanism for that whether
> working with gitrefs, trees, or blobs.

How? Whether an object reachable or not is baked in the definition (of either gitlink or gitref). I don't think you can have a "maybe reachable" type then rely on an external source to determine reachability,

-- 
Duy