Re: [PATCH 00/18] Partial clone (from clone to lazy fetch in 18 patches)

> These patches are also available online:
> https://github.com/jonathantanmy/git/commits/partialclone3
>
> (I've announced it in another e-mail, but am now sending the patches to the
> mailing list too.)
>
> Here's an update of my work so far. Notable features:
>  - These 18 patches allow a user to clone with --blob-max-bytes=<bytes>,
>    creating a partial clone that is automatically configured to lazily
>    fetch missing objects from the origin. The local repo also has fsck
>    working offline, and GC working (albeit only on locally created
>    objects).
>  - Cloning and fetching is currently only able to exclude blobs by a
>    size threshold, but the local repository is already capable of
>    fetching missing objects of any type. For example, if a repository
>    with missing trees or commits is generated by any tool (for example,
>    a future version of Git), current Git with my patches will still be
>    able to operate on them, automatically fetching those missing trees
>    and commits when needed.
>  - Missing blobs are fetched all at once during checkout.