Re: [PATCH v2] advice: warn when sparse index expands

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Jul 8, 2024, 19:34 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqqo777ekzj.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To: <pull.1756.v2.git.1720448038745.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>

"Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com> writes:

>     ... This idea has always been in the back of my
>     mind since the sparse index was created, but it didn't make sense
>     initially when only a few builtins could operate without immediately
>     expanding a sparse index to a full one.

Yeah, if this triggered for a command whose operation does require expanding, then that would be annoying to the users.

The phrasing that suggests "git clean" used in this version does look better. I wonder if "git clean" would also have to expand and then trigger this warning, though ;-)

Thanks.