Derrick Stolee <derrickstolee@xxxxxxxxxx> writes: > I've been trying this: > > git clone --no-local --filter=$filter "file://$(pwd)" cloned && > > which "succeeds" with this in the stderr: > > warning: filtering not recognized by server, ignoring Hmph, and we won't see it when going over ssh to the same repository? That is puzzling. >>> an error condition into 'git clone' to say "Cannot currently clone >>> from a filtered bundle" to help users understand the issue? >> >> It would be a workable stepwise solution, I would think. It is not >> like we are robbing an existing feature from users---it merely is >> that the support of partial cloning over different "transport" is >> uneven, which is to be expected, especially in earlier phase of >> introducing a new feature. > > That was my understanding, too. Good to see us on the same page. Thanks.
