Jonathan Nieder wrote: > Junio C Hamano wrote: >> * en/present-despite-skipped (2022-01-14) 6 commits >> (merged to 'next' on 2022-02-15 at 960873fdad) >> + 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 >> >> 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. >> >> Will merge to 'master'. >> cf. <20220204081336.3194538-1-newren@xxxxxxxxx> >> source: <pull.1114.v2.git.1642175983.gitgitgadget@xxxxxxxxx> > > I'd recommend holding off on merging to 'master' for now, until we > figure out what to do about > https://lore.kernel.org/git/YhBCsg2DCEd9FXjE@xxxxxxxxxx/. Hopefully that > won't take long. Since as discussed there this isn't a regression for existing users of git 'master', I see no reason to hold off on merging to 'master'. Thanks for your patient help. Sincerely, Jonathan