Re: [PATCH] fetch: allow adding a filter after initial clone.

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: May 13, 2020, 22:07 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqqwo5fqyk6.fsf@gitster.c.googlers.com>
In-Reply-To: <CAOhzdui-4KeOit74fTy=3YxSncHGZzy+cE+6njyjHPyJ8xFpMA@mail.gmail.com>

Xin Li <delphij@google.com> writes:

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> The proposed change would allow converting an existing git clone to
> use partial clones.  For example:
>
> $ git clone --depth=1 https://android.googlesource.com/platform/bionic .
> $ git fetch --unshallow --filter=blob:none origin
>
> Previously, to allow this one would have to do the following manually
> first; the existing code would handle the rest gracefully:
>
> $ git config core.repositoryFormatVersion 1
> $ git config extensions.partialClone origin
>
> And the proposed change would have git do it for the user
> automatically, the existing workflow remains otherwise unchanged.

Please do not explain these things to the list readers. Instead, remember to write them in the proposed log message when you are ready to send an updated patch, which you would probably want to wait before giving other people to comment on the patch.

Thanks.