"Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > @@ repo-settings.c: void prepare_repo_settings(struct repository *r) > + * Initialize this as off. > + */ > + r->settings.sparse_index = 0; > -+ if (!repo_config_get_bool(r, "extensions.sparseindex", &value) && value) > ++ if (!repo_config_get_bool(r, "index.sparse", &value) && value) > + r->settings.sparse_index = 1; > } It would be helpful to have a way for the repository owner to say "Even if the version of Git may be capable of handling 'sdir' extension, and my checkout uses sparse-cone settings, I do not want to use it", and the other way around, i.e. "Even if my checkout currently does not use sparse-cone settings, do use 'sdir' extension". But for that, .sparse_index member may need to be tristate (i.e. forbidden, enable-if-needed, use-even-unneeded)? We have a similar setting in index.version; I believe we always auto-demote 3 down to 2 when extended flags are not used, and I think "always auto-demote" would be sufficient (iow, "use-even-unneeded" may not be necessary, even though that might help debugging). Thanks.
