Re: git hang-ups

[Mark Polesky]

Patrick McCarty wrote:

> I've just tested git's shallow cloning feature.  It's pretty neat.
> :-)
> 
> From what I can see, shallow clones would be okay for *casual*
> contributors that are only sending patches based on the tip of master.
> 
> However, since git history is limited to the depth of the clone, then
> shallow clones would not permit a developer to revert a commit from,
> say, three weeks ago.
> 
> In other words, I think both the "git clone" and "git clone --depth"
> methods should be included in the CG.

To me, it seems that a developer should be able to just stick to
shallow clones for everyday use. I assume that one could simply
increase the depth of the clone when needed. Is that true? I've never
needed to revert a three-week old commit, but if I needed to, I
figure I would just do another clone with a greater depth.

Does it work that way?
- Mark