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Re: [PATCH] git: --no-lazy-fetch option

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Feb 13, 2024, 20:49 UTC
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Linus Arver <linusa@google.com> writes:
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> Linus Arver <linusa@google.com> writes:
>
>> Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> writes:
>>
>>> Sometimes, especially during tests of low level machinery, it is
>>> handy to have a way to disable lazy fetching of objects.  This
>>> allows us to say, for example, "git cat-file -e <object-name>", to
>>> see if the object is locally available.
>>
>> Nit: perhaps s/locally/already locally/ is better?
>
> I forgot to mention that the new flag is missing a documentation entry
> in Documentation/git.txt. Perhaps something like
>
>     --no-lazy-fetch::
>         Do not fetch missing objects. Useful together with `git cat-file -e
>         <object-name>`, for example, to see if the object is already
>         locally available.
>
> ?
Wonderful.  Thanks for an extra set of eyes.
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  1. git: --no-lazy-fetch optionJunio C Hamano, Feb 8, 2024
  2. Linus ArverFeb 13, 2024
  3. Linus ArverFeb 13, 2024
  4. Junio C HamanoFeb 13, 2024
  5. Jeff KingFeb 15, 2024
  6. Junio C HamanoFeb 15, 2024
  7. Junio C HamanoFeb 16, 2024
  8. git: extend --no-lazy-fetch to work across subprocessesJunio C Hamano, Feb 16, 2024
  9. Linus ArverFeb 16, 2024
  10. Junio C HamanoFeb 16, 2024
  11. Linus ArverFeb 16, 2024
  12. Jeff KingFeb 17, 2024
  13. Junio C HamanoFeb 27, 2024
  14. Jeff KingFeb 27, 2024
  15. Junio C HamanoFeb 27, 2024
  16. Jeff KingMar 7, 2024
  17. Junio C HamanoMar 7, 2024
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