Re: git status: small difference between stating whole repository and small subdirectory

Thomas Rast [off-list ref] writes:

test_expect_failure 'checkout gives cache-tree' '
	git checkout HEAD^ &&
	test_shallow_cache_tree
'

Depending on what state you start the checkout from, that is not a valid
test.  Some form of "git reset" before the checkout to ensure the initial
state is needed.