Re: [PATCH] fetch, clone: add fetch.blobSizeLimit config

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Mar 3, 2026, 17:58 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqqtsuwdccu.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To: <aab5iICOAMrH2aQZ@pks.im>

Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im> writes:

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> I think using something like "clone.<url>.defaultObjectFilter" would be
> a more sensible design. The idea is that we'd only honor this filter on
> the initial clone to basically be equivalent to `git clone --filter=`. I
> don't think any subsequent fetches should be impacted at all, as turning
> a full clone into a partial clone would need more consideration.

Yup, I like this one. Should <url> be giving a repository fully, or be some pattern that groups similar repositories together? You would not be wanting to clone exactly the same repository so many times for a configuration variable to matter in general.