"Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > Heavier usage of sparse-checkouts at $DAYJOB is commencing. And an issue > with git stash apply was found. > > git stash's implementation as a pipeline of forked commands presents some > problems, especially when implemented atop of three commands that all behave > differently in the presence of sparse checkouts. Add a testcase > demonstrating some issues with git stash apply in a repository with a > different set of sparse-checkout patterns at apply vs create time, clean up > the relevant section of git stash code, and incidentally fix a submodule > testcase unrelated to sparse checkouts. Provide some detailed commit > messages explaining the issues along the way. > > NOTE: I found a couple minor issues with other commands in sparse checkouts > while debugging this issue, but I don't yet have fixes for them and I can > submit them separately. Any comments on this from reviewers? The second patch is a but too busy looking and I am having a bit of trouble convincing myself that it is doing the right thing. Thanks.
