Re: git clone ignores GIT_ALTERNATE_OBJECT_DIRECTORIES

Brian Ristuccia [off-list ref] writes:

Is this behavior intentional for some good reason I've overlooked, or have I
stumbled on a bug?

Most likely not a bug.

When you talk about "clone", you need to realize that there actually are
two repositories (and two object databases) involved: cloned source and
destination.

Which repository should GIT_ALTERNATE_OBJECT_DIRECTORIES affect?

If you are making a clone from a remote over the network, and if you
already have another local repository of a related project that has
necessary objects, you may want to look at

    "git clone --reference"