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From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
To: "Nathan Froyd via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
Cc: git@vger.kernel.org,  Nathan Froyd <froydnj@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] builtin/fetch-pack: indicate when we have an exact oid
Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2026 21:40:25 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <xmqqbj9mx7t2.fsf@gitster.g> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <xmqqtsnexflv.fsf@gitster.g> (Junio C. Hamano's message of "Thu, 24 Sep 2026 18:51:56 -0700")

Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> writes:

> Unlike "git fetch" that is a higher level wrapper, in "git fetch-pack",
> a heuristic dwim like this is unwelcome.  In 
>
>     $ git fetch-pack <repository> <ref>...
>
> these <ref> arguments are meant to be passed exactly as given.

Need a bit of clarification.  I should have said

    ... passed to the other side on "want-ref" packet as given on
    the command line.

      reply	other threads:[~2026-09-25  4:40 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-09-24 13:50 [PATCH] builtin/fetch-pack: indicate when we have an exact oid Nathan Froyd via GitGitGadget
2026-09-25  1:51 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-09-25  4:40   ` Junio C Hamano [this message]

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