Re: [PATCH] fetch: add a config option to always use the depth argument

2014-12-01 Thread Junio C Hamano
Junio C Hamano writes: > Stefan Beller writes: > >> +fetch.depth:: >> +If set, fetch will automatically behave as if the `--depth` >> +option was given on the command line. This allows users to keep >> +the git directory at low space requirements, and thus comes in handy >> +for

Re: [PATCH] fetch: add a config option to always use the depth argument

2014-12-01 Thread Junio C Hamano
Stefan Beller writes: > When having a repository, which deals with large amounts of data, i.e. > graphics, music, films, you may want to keep the git directory at > the smallest size possible. > > The depth option helped us in achieving this goal by removing the sizable > history and just keep re

[PATCH] fetch: add a config option to always use the depth argument

2014-12-01 Thread Stefan Beller
When having a repository, which deals with large amounts of data, i.e. graphics, music, films, you may want to keep the git directory at the smallest size possible. The depth option helped us in achieving this goal by removing the sizable history and just keep recent history around. In the case of