From: Derrick Stolee <dstolee@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> When we have sparse directory entries in the index, we want to compare that directory against sparse-checkout patterns. Those pattern matching algorithms are built expecting a file path, not a directory path. This is especially important in the "cone mode" patterns which will match files that exist within the "parent directories" as well as the recursive directory matches. If path_matches_pattern_list() is given a directory, we can add a fake filename ("-") to the directory and get the same results as before, assuming we are in cone mode. Since sparse index requires cone mode patterns, this is an acceptable assumption. Signed-off-by: Derrick Stolee <dstolee@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- dir.c | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/dir.c b/dir.c index 166238e79f52..57e22e605cec 100644 --- a/dir.c +++ b/dir.c @@ -1378,6 +1378,11 @@ enum pattern_match_result path_matches_pattern_list( strbuf_addch(&parent_pathname, '/'); strbuf_add(&parent_pathname, pathname, pathlen); + /* Directory requests should be added as if they are a file */ + if (parent_pathname.len > 1 && + parent_pathname.buf[parent_pathname.len - 1] == '/') + strbuf_add(&parent_pathname, "-", 1); + if (hashmap_contains_path(&pl->recursive_hashmap, &parent_pathname)) { result = MATCHED_RECURSIVE; -- gitgitgadget