[PATCH v2 2/2] Add explanation why we do not allow to sparse checkout to empty working tree
From: Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy <hidden>
Date: 2016-06-15 22:52:05
Subsystem:
the rest · Maintainer:
Linus Torvalds
Signed-off-by: Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy <redacted> --- unpack-trees.c | 7 ++++++- 1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
diff --git a/unpack-trees.c b/unpack-trees.c
index fcf40a0..bacb473 100644
--- a/unpack-trees.c
+++ b/unpack-trees.c@@ -1119,8 +1119,13 @@ int unpack_trees(unsigned len, struct tree_desc *t, struct unpack_trees_options } if (ret < 0) goto return_failed; + /* + * Sparse checkout is meant to narrow down checkout area + * but it does not make sense to narrow down to empty working + * tree. This is usually a mistake in sparse checkout rules. + * Do not allow users to do that. + */ if (o->result.cache_nr && empty_worktree) { - /* dubious---why should this fail??? */ ret = unpack_failed(o, "Sparse checkout leaves no entry on working directory"); goto done; }
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