On Sat, Jan 15, 2022 at 9:25 AM Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > * en/present-despite-skipped (2022-01-14) 6 commits > - Accelerate clear_skip_worktree_from_present_files() by caching > - Update documentation related to sparsity and the skip-worktree bit > - repo_read_index: clear SKIP_WORKTREE bit from files present in worktree > - unpack-trees: fix accidental loss of user changes > - t1011: add testcase demonstrating accidental loss of user modifications > - Merge branch 'vd/sparse-clean-etc' into en/present-despite-skipped > (this branch uses vd/sparse-clean-etc.) > > (NEEDSWORK: BY DOING WHAT), cope better with files on the working > tree that should not exist according to the sparse checkout > settings. > source: <pull.1114.v2.git.1642175983.gitgitgadget@xxxxxxxxx> Perhaps: In sparse-checkouts, files mis-marked as missing from the working tree could lead to later problems. Such files were hard to discover, and harder to correct. Automatically detecting and correcting the marking of such files has been added to avoid these problems.