From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Fri, 06 Jul 2018 22:18:27 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] Avoiding errors when partial cloning a tagged blob
Message-ID: <xmqqy3eogg98.fsf@gitster-ct.c.googlers.com>
In-Reply-To: <20180706212957.GD6195@aiede.svl.corp.google.com>

Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com> writes:

> The upsides are that
> ...
> - down the line, it should make operations like "fetch just this one
>   tree" a little simpler, since you can use
>
>    filter blob:none
>    filter tree:none
>    want <this tree>

;-) 

I think this example, especially without the first line, would have
a practical use, i.e. "grab the contents of this directory without
recursing", and as such is a very convincing argument to support the
approach taken by the solution presented here.

> ....  So I'm comfortable with the direction
> this series goes in, though I haven't looked at the patches in detail.

Likewise.  Thanks.