Re: [PATCH GSoC v18 13/13] cat-file: make remote-object-info allow-list dynamic

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Jul 16, 2026, 01:30 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqqmrvrk9ge.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To: <DJZH1PLDC08G.1XTK39BO8YOVS@gmail.com>

"Pablo Sabater" <pabloosabaterr@gmail.com> writes:

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> We can force "size" when only %(objectname) is requested so the
> server validates the OID, and discard the size on the client side.
>
> Because this is a cheap fix, I'll add a NEEDSWORK for the existence
> check to be done regardless of the attributes requested.

Hmph, why NEEDSWORK? Not doing so would mean that the result lacks correctness. Why should the first version of this series deliberately produce an incorrect result?

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