[Buildbot-devel] git: using shallow initial clones
tom fogal
tfogal at alumni.unh.edu
Tue Mar 9 01:58:13 UTC 2010
"Dustin J. Mitchell" <dustin at zmanda.com> writes:
> On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 12:38 PM, tom fogal <tfogal at alumni.unh.edu> wrote:
> > That said, a shallow clone should reduce network bandwidth. Â I'm
> > told the API here has changed very recently, but I'd be willing to
> > rebase against git master if people here thought the approach was
> > worthwhile.
>
> Well, that sparked quite a raucous discussion!
<g>
> I suppose the answer, then, is "go ahead," but please make the new
> behavior optional, with the default being to keep with current
> behavior.
okay, i'll make some time during this upcoming weekend.
> Thanks for posting to the list -- sorry it didn't rouse any interest :)
np.
-tom
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