Re: [PATCH] git-clone --shared should imply --local

From: Pavel Roskin <proski@gnu.org>
Date: 2005-11-29 18:17:31
On Mon, 2005-11-28 at 23:08 -0800, Junio C Hamano wrote:
> Pavel Roskin <proski@gnu.org> writes:
> 
> > The "--shared" option to git-clone is silently ignored if "--local" is
> > not specified.  The manual doesn't mention such dependency.  Make
> > "--shared" imply "--local".
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Pavel Roskin <proski@gnu.org>
> 
> Hmph, then probably the manual should say it implies it...

Actually, from the user point of view --local and --shared are
alternatives to each other and to the default behavior.  --local copies
files, --shared makes a reference.

Saying that --shared implies --local could sound like git-clone would
still copy all objects.

My description was from the implementation point of view.

-- 
Regards,
Pavel Roskin

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