On 2/15/2022 3:32 AM, Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget wrote: > == Maintainer notes == > > Note1: This has been rebased on origin/master. v1 wasn't picked up anyway, > so this shouldn't matter, but just pointing it out. > > Note2: There is a small textual and small semantic conflict with > ds/sparse-checkout-requires-per-worktree-config in seen. I included the diff > with the correct resolution near the end of this cover letter. > > == Overview == > > This series continues attempts to make sparse-checkouts more user friendly. > A quick overview: > > * Patches 1-2 fix existing bugs from en/sparse-checkout-set (i.e. in > v2.35.0) > * Patch 3 fixes sparse-checkout-from-subdirectories-ignores-"prefix" (see > https://lore.kernel.org/git/29f0410e-6dfa-2e86-394d-b1fb735e7608@xxxxxxxxx/), > in cone mode. Since we'll get nasty surprises whether we use or don't use > "prefix" for non-cone mode, simply throw an error if set/add subcommands > of sparse-checkout are run from a subdirectory. > * Patches 4-6 check positional arguments to set/add and provide > errors/warnings for very likely mistakes. It also adds a --skip-checks > flag for overridding in case you have a very unusual situation. > > == Update history == > > Changes since v1: > > * Dropped the commit changing cone-mode to default (patch 7, which will be > split into multiple patches and submitted as a separate series) > * Removed the RFC label > * Decided to error out when running set/add with paths from a subdirectory > in non-cone mode, and added tests > * Changed the warning for non-cone mode with individual files to point out > that the user is likely trying to select an individual file, but should > likely add a leading slash to ensure that is what happens > * Fixed typos, removed unnecessary condition checks Thanks for these updates. We already discussed the changes that are different from my recommendations, and I agree with your new approach in those. I read the range-diff carefully and found this version to resolve all of my concerns with v1. Reviewed-by: Derrick Stolee <derrickstolee@xxxxxxxxxx> Thanks, -Stolee