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Re: [PATCH v2 0/9] sparse-checkout: make cone mode the default

From
Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Mar 14, 2022, 20:12 UTC
Message-ID
<xmqqlexcqon9.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To
<pull.1148.v2.git.1647054681.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
"Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com> writes:
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> == Updates Log ==
>
> Changes since v1:
>
>  * rebased on master, to remove dependence on en/present-despite-skipped
>    (which has since merged to master). Earlier version of series wasn't
>    picked up anyway, so rebasing should be safe.
>  * Wording and code style tweaks suggested by Stolee in his review
>
> == Overview ==
>
> This patch changes the default mode for sparse-checkout from non-cone mode
> to cone-mode, and marks non-cone mode as deprecated. There is no plan to
> remove non-cone mode, we are merely recommending against its use.

Hopefully there are some convincing explanation to help users understand why the cone mode is recommended in the documentation in these patches. Was there a discussion on list to give our unanimous support for this plan, or is this only preference by a developer or two who have worked on the sparse-checkout code recently?

Previous: Victoria DyeNext: Junio C Hamano
Message 42 of 54 in “sparse-checkout: make cone mode the default”
  1. 0/9 sparse-checkout: make cone mode the defaultElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 8, 2022
  2. 3/9 git-sparse-checkout.txt: wording updates for the cone mode defaultElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 8, 2022
  3. 2/9 sparse-checkout: make --cone the defaultElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 8, 2022
  4. Derrick StoleeMar 8, 2022
  5. Elijah NewrenMar 12, 2022
  6. 1/9 tests: stop assuming --no-cone is the default mode for sparse-checkoutElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 8, 2022
  7. 4/9 git-sparse-checkout.txt: update docs for deprecation of 'init'Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 8, 2022
  8. 5/9 git-sparse-checkout.txt: shuffle some sections and mark as internalElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 8, 2022
  9. 6/9 git-sparse-checkout.txt: add a new EXAMPLES sectionElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 8, 2022
  10. Derrick StoleeMar 8, 2022
  11. Elijah NewrenMar 12, 2022
  12. 7/9 git-sparse-checkout.txt: flesh out non-cone mode pattern discussion a bitElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 8, 2022
  13. 8/9 git-sparse-checkout.txt: mark non-cone mode as deprecatedElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 8, 2022
  14. 9/9 Documentation: some sparsity wording clarificationsElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 8, 2022
  15. Derrick StoleeMar 8, 2022
  16. 0/9 sparse-checkout: make cone mode the defaultElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 12, 2022
  17. 2/9 sparse-checkout: make --cone the defaultElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 12, 2022
  18. Junio C HamanoMar 14, 2022
  19. Elijah NewrenApr 22, 2022
  20. 1/9 tests: stop assuming --no-cone is the default mode for sparse-checkoutElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 12, 2022
  21. Junio C HamanoMar 14, 2022
  22. Derrick StoleeMar 15, 2022
  23. 3/9 git-sparse-checkout.txt: wording updates for the cone mode defaultElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 12, 2022
  24. Junio C HamanoMar 14, 2022
  25. 4/9 git-sparse-checkout.txt: update docs for deprecation of 'init'Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 12, 2022
  26. Junio C HamanoMar 14, 2022
  27. Elijah NewrenApr 22, 2022
  28. Junio C HamanoApr 22, 2022
  29. 6/9 git-sparse-checkout.txt: add a new EXAMPLES sectionElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 12, 2022
  30. 5/9 git-sparse-checkout.txt: shuffle some sections and mark as internalElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 12, 2022
  31. Junio C HamanoMar 14, 2022
  32. Elijah NewrenApr 22, 2022
  33. 7/9 git-sparse-checkout.txt: flesh out non-cone mode pattern discussion a bitElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 12, 2022
  34. Junio C HamanoMar 14, 2022
  35. Elijah NewrenApr 22, 2022
  36. 8/9 git-sparse-checkout.txt: mark non-cone mode as deprecatedElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 12, 2022
  37. Junio C HamanoMar 14, 2022
  38. Elijah NewrenApr 22, 2022
  39. 9/9 Documentation: some sparsity wording clarificationsElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 12, 2022
  40. Derrick StoleeMar 14, 2022
  41. Victoria DyeMar 14, 2022
  42. Junio C HamanoMar 14, 2022
  43. Junio C HamanoMar 14, 2022
  44. 0/9 sparse-checkout: make cone mode the defaultElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Apr 22, 2022
  45. 1/9 tests: stop assuming --no-cone is the default mode for sparse-checkoutElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Apr 22, 2022
  46. 2/9 sparse-checkout: make --cone the defaultElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Apr 22, 2022
  47. 3/9 git-sparse-checkout.txt: wording updates for the cone mode defaultElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Apr 22, 2022
  48. 4/9 git-sparse-checkout.txt: update docs for deprecation of 'init'Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Apr 22, 2022
  49. 5/9 git-sparse-checkout.txt: shuffle some sections and mark as internalElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Apr 22, 2022
  50. 9/9 Documentation: some sparsity wording clarificationsElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Apr 22, 2022
  51. 8/9 git-sparse-checkout.txt: mark non-cone mode as deprecatedElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Apr 22, 2022
  52. 7/9 git-sparse-checkout.txt: flesh out pattern set sections a bitElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Apr 22, 2022
  53. 6/9 git-sparse-checkout.txt: add a new EXAMPLES sectionElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Apr 22, 2022
  54. Derrick StoleeApr 25, 2022

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