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From: Derrick Stolee <stolee@gmail.com>
To: Elijah Newren <newren@gmail.com>,
	Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
Cc: Git Mailing List <git@vger.kernel.org>,
	Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>,
	Matheus Tavares Bernardino <matheus.bernardino@usp.br>,
	Derrick Stolee <derrickstolee@github.com>,
	Derrick Stolee <dstolee@microsoft.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 6/8] attr: be careful about sparse directories
Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2021 11:39:10 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <07cc5a17-024a-910c-35c5-0dc468172f5e@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CABPp-BHqTSv7MkS8-nq3Qg3CA3pLxSD9TOVvL_8R1-eF3Rn7pQ@mail.gmail.com>

On 8/19/2021 4:53 PM, Elijah Newren wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 17, 2021 at 6:23 AM Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
> <gitgitgadget@gmail.com> wrote:
>> +       /*
>> +        * In the case of cone-mode sparse-checkout, getting the
>> +        * .gitattributes file from a directory is meaningless: all
>> +        * contained paths will be sparse if the .gitattributes is also
>> +        * sparse. In the case of a sparse index, it is critical that we
>> +        * don't go looking for one as it will expand the index.
>> +        */
> 
> "all contained paths will be sparse if the .gitattributes is also sparse"?
> 
> Do you mean something more like "the .gitattributes only applies for
> files under the given directory, and if the directory is sparse, then
> neither the .gitattributes file or any other file under that directory
> will be present" ?

Yes, you understand correctly and explain it better. Thanks.
 
> Also, out of curiosity, I was suggesting in the past we do something
> like this for .gitignore files, for the same reason.  Do we have such
> logic in place, or is that another area of the code that hasn't been
> handled yet?

I don't believe this has been handled. It definitely is less obvious
what to do there, because the point of .gitignore is to skip files that
exist in the working tree even if Git didn't put them there. Meanwhile,
.gitattributes is about how Git writes tracked files, but Git doesn't
write sparse tracked files.

> Though the code appears correct, I too am curious about the questions
> Dscho asked about the code in this patch.
 
Thanks,
-Stolee

  reply	other threads:[~2021-08-20 15:39 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 92+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2021-07-29 17:27 [PATCH 0/2] Sparse index: delete ignored files outside sparse cone Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2021-07-29 17:27 ` [PATCH 1/2] t7519: rewrite sparse index test Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2021-07-29 17:27 ` [PATCH 2/2] sparse-checkout: clear tracked sparse dirs Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2021-07-30 13:52   ` Elijah Newren
2021-08-02 14:34     ` Derrick Stolee
2021-08-02 16:17       ` Elijah Newren
2021-08-05  1:55         ` Derrick Stolee
2021-08-05  3:54           ` Elijah Newren
2021-07-30 13:11 ` [PATCH 0/2] Sparse index: delete ignored files outside sparse cone Elijah Newren
2021-08-10 19:50 ` [PATCH v2 0/8] " Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2021-08-10 19:50   ` [PATCH v2 1/8] t7519: rewrite sparse index test Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2021-08-10 19:50   ` [PATCH v2 2/8] sparse-index: silently return when not using cone-mode patterns Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2021-08-10 19:50   ` [PATCH v2 3/8] sparse-index: silently return when cache tree fails Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2021-08-19 18:24     ` Elijah Newren
2021-08-20 15:04       ` Derrick Stolee
2021-08-10 19:50   ` [PATCH v2 4/8] unpack-trees: fix nested sparse-dir search Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2021-08-10 19:50   ` [PATCH v2 5/8] sparse-checkout: create helper methods Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2021-08-12 17:29     ` Derrick Stolee
2021-08-10 19:50   ` [PATCH v2 6/8] attr: be careful about sparse directories Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2021-08-10 19:50   ` [PATCH v2 7/8] sparse-index: add SPARSE_INDEX_IGNORE_CONFIG flag Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2021-08-10 19:50   ` [PATCH v2 8/8] sparse-checkout: clear tracked sparse dirs Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2021-08-17 13:23   ` [PATCH v3 0/8] Sparse index: delete ignored files outside sparse cone Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2021-08-17 13:23     ` [PATCH v3 1/8] t7519: rewrite sparse index test Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2021-08-19  7:45       ` Johannes Schindelin
2021-08-20 15:09         ` Derrick Stolee
2021-08-20 16:40           ` Eric Sunshine
2021-08-17 13:23     ` [PATCH v3 2/8] sparse-index: silently return when not using cone-mode patterns Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2021-08-17 13:23     ` [PATCH v3 3/8] sparse-index: silently return when cache tree fails Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2021-08-17 13:23     ` [PATCH v3 4/8] unpack-trees: fix nested sparse-dir search Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2021-08-19  8:01       ` Johannes Schindelin
2021-08-20 15:18         ` Derrick Stolee
2021-08-20 19:35           ` René Scharfe
2021-08-20 20:22             ` René Scharfe
2021-08-19 18:29       ` Elijah Newren
2021-08-17 13:23     ` [PATCH v3 5/8] sparse-checkout: create helper methods Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2021-08-19  8:07       ` Johannes Schindelin
2021-08-20 15:30         ` Derrick Stolee
2021-08-17 13:23     ` [PATCH v3 6/8] attr: be careful about sparse directories Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2021-08-19  8:11       ` Johannes Schindelin
2021-08-20 15:36         ` Derrick Stolee
2021-08-19 20:53       ` Elijah Newren
2021-08-20 15:39         ` Derrick Stolee [this message]
2021-08-20 16:05           ` Elijah Newren
2021-08-17 13:23     ` [PATCH v3 7/8] sparse-index: add SPARSE_INDEX_IGNORE_CONFIG flag Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2021-08-18 18:59       ` Derrick Stolee
2021-08-17 13:23     ` [PATCH v3 8/8] sparse-checkout: clear tracked sparse dirs Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2021-08-19  8:48       ` Johannes Schindelin
2021-08-20 15:49         ` Derrick Stolee
2021-08-20 16:15           ` Elijah Newren
2021-08-20 15:56         ` Elijah Newren
2021-08-23 20:00           ` Johannes Schindelin
2021-08-17 14:09     ` [PATCH v3 0/8] Sparse index: delete ignored files outside sparse cone Elijah Newren
2021-08-24 21:51     ` [PATCH v4 00/10] " Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2021-08-24 21:51       ` [PATCH v4 01/10] t7519: rewrite sparse index test Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2021-08-24 21:51       ` [PATCH v4 02/10] sparse-index: silently return when not using cone-mode patterns Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2021-08-24 21:51       ` [PATCH v4 03/10] sparse-index: silently return when cache tree fails Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2021-08-24 21:51       ` [PATCH v4 04/10] sparse-index: use WRITE_TREE_MISSING_OK Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2021-08-27 21:33         ` Elijah Newren
2021-08-30 13:19           ` Derrick Stolee
2021-08-30 20:08             ` Elijah Newren
2021-08-24 21:51       ` [PATCH v4 05/10] unpack-trees: fix nested sparse-dir search Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2021-08-24 22:21         ` René Scharfe
2021-08-25  1:09           ` Derrick Stolee
2021-08-24 21:51       ` [PATCH v4 06/10] sparse-checkout: create helper methods Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2021-08-24 21:51       ` [PATCH v4 07/10] attr: be careful about sparse directories Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2021-08-24 21:51       ` [PATCH v4 08/10] sparse-index: add SPARSE_INDEX_MEMORY_ONLY flag Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2021-08-24 21:51       ` [PATCH v4 09/10] sparse-checkout: clear tracked sparse dirs Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2021-08-24 21:51       ` [PATCH v4 10/10] sparse-checkout: add config to disable deleting dirs Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2021-08-27 20:58         ` Elijah Newren
2021-08-30 13:30           ` Derrick Stolee
2021-08-30 20:11             ` Elijah Newren
2021-08-27 21:56       ` [PATCH v4 00/10] Sparse index: delete ignored files outside sparse cone Elijah Newren
2021-08-27 22:01         ` Elijah Newren
2021-08-30 13:34           ` Derrick Stolee
2021-08-30 20:14             ` Elijah Newren
2021-08-30 13:54         ` Derrick Stolee
2021-08-30 20:23           ` Elijah Newren
2021-09-08  1:42       ` [PATCH v5 0/9] " Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2021-09-08  1:42         ` [PATCH v5 1/9] t7519: rewrite sparse index test Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2021-09-08  1:42         ` [PATCH v5 2/9] sparse-index: silently return when not using cone-mode patterns Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2021-09-08  1:42         ` [PATCH v5 3/9] unpack-trees: fix nested sparse-dir search Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2021-09-08  1:42         ` [PATCH v5 4/9] sparse-index: silently return when cache tree fails Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2021-09-08  1:42         ` [PATCH v5 5/9] sparse-index: use WRITE_TREE_MISSING_OK Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2021-09-08  1:42         ` [PATCH v5 6/9] sparse-checkout: create helper methods Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2021-09-08  1:42         ` [PATCH v5 7/9] attr: be careful about sparse directories Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2021-09-08  1:42         ` [PATCH v5 8/9] sparse-index: add SPARSE_INDEX_MEMORY_ONLY flag Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2021-09-08  1:42         ` [PATCH v5 9/9] sparse-checkout: clear tracked sparse dirs Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2021-09-08  5:21         ` [PATCH v5 0/9] Sparse index: delete ignored files outside sparse cone Junio C Hamano
2021-09-08  6:56           ` Junio C Hamano
2021-09-08 11:39             ` Derrick Stolee
2021-09-08 16:11               ` Junio C Hamano
2021-09-08  5:30         ` Elijah Newren

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