From: Christian Halstrick <christian.halstrick@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 07 Nov 2018 08:50:34 GMT
Subject: Re: What exactly is a "initial checkout"
Message-ID: <CAENte7hN6=ChSWHKo=cawvwV_2xVDW0uCRY+yAjAgCz8_TtpmA@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <xmqqa7mleond.fsf@gitster-ct.c.googlers.com>

Ok, I know understand the problems which are solved by this
special behaviour of a "initial checkout". And also important I understand
when exactly I should do a "initial checkout" - when the index file does
not exist. I'll share my new knowledge with JGit :-)