Re: [PATCH/resent 0/9] Sparse checkout (first half)

On 10/1/08, Santi Béjar [off-list ref] wrote:

On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 12:20 PM, Santi Béjar [off-list ref] wrote:
 > Not in this half but I've seen that you added a --default-sparse flag
 > to "git clone". I think it is useless as mostly always the one given
 > in -sparse-checkout should be used.


To be more precise, whenever you do "git clone --sparse-checkout" you
 will want it to be the default sparse pattern.

Yes, if only the default pattern gets updated properly when you update
your checkout area. If "git clone --sparse-checkout" makes the default
pattern, then "git checkout --reset-sparse" should reset the default
pattern as well. The hard part is how to update default pattern with
--include-sparse and --exclude-sparse. Also, people can use "git
update-index" to update checkout area, which should not touch default
pattern at all. Maybe just throw a warning when default pattern no
longer matches the checkout area, then let them decide.
-- 
Duy