> Why not simply use a reference repository? > > git clone --mirror git://git.gnu.org/emacs.git ~/emacs-reference > > And when cloning: > > git clone --reference ~/emacs-reference git://git.gnu.org/emacs.git > > the ~/emacs-reference place can be accessible where ever you are using > it. This will work incrementally, and not use up scares resources.. >
Thanks, good idea I didn't know about it. I don't know how well `--reference` will cope with diverged branches, but I'll run some test. Before that I used a script of mine https://gitlab.com/Silex777/docker-emacs/-/blob/master/bin/git-sync that did the appropriate thing between clone and update to a tag/branch. Regards, Philippe
