Re: [PATCH] Provide config option to expect files outside sparse patterns

> On Mon, Feb 21, 2022 at 12:34 PM Johannes Schindelin
> <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> wrote:
> >
> > In addition to Stolee's feedback...
> >
> > On Sun, 20 Feb 2022, Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget wrote:
> >
> > > diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
> > > index 2bffa8d4a01..68e877a1d80 100644
> > > --- a/config.c
> > > +++ b/config.c
> > > @@ -1520,6 +1520,11 @@ static int git_default_core_config(const char *var, const char *value, void *cb)
> > >               return 0;
> > >       }
> > >
> > > +     if (!strcmp(var, "core.expectfilesoutsidesparsepatterns")) {
> > > +             core_expect_files_outside_sparse_patterns = git_config_bool(var, value);
> > > +             return 0;
> > > +     }
> >
> > The `core` section is already quite crowded (for which I am partially
> > responsible, of course).
> >
> > Maybe it would be a good idea to introduce the `sparse` section, using
> > `sparse.allowFilesMatchingPatterns` or `sparse.applyPatternsToWorktree =
> > false`?
>
> That's a fair point.  At one point Stolee wanted to change from
> core.sparse* to sparse.* -- but by that point we already had users and
> would have had to deal with a bit of a migration story (and wondering
> what to do if people had both old and new config variables set
> inconsistently).

> I'm not sure if it's optimal to try to keep the sparse settings
> together (thus put new ones under core), or try to avoid filling core.
> I guess if we moved towards sparse.* now, it might be an easier
> migration story if we only have two options to move.  And besides,
> we're already split between multiple sections with
> extensions.worktreeConfig, core.sparseCheckout{,Cone}, and
> index.sparse already...so maybe adding one more section would be par
> for the course.  ;-)