Re: [PATCHv5 1/2] clone: respect additional configured fetch refspecs during initial fetch

[Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>]

Jeff King <peff@peff.net> writes:

> I'd still prefer this to have:
>
>   if (!remote->fetch && remote->fetch_refspec_nr)
> 	BUG("attempt to add refspec to uninitialized list");
>
> at the top, as otherwise this case writes garbage into remote->fetch[0].
>
> I see you have another series dealing with the lazy parsing, but I
> haven't looked at it yet (hopefully this danger would just go away after
> that).
>
> Other than that, the patch looks fine to me.

SZEDER?  As long as the end result together with two series are
safe, I do not have a strong preference, but given that the other
one is a lot more invasive change [*1*], I think it is nicer to have
this two-patch series already safe without the other one.

What's your take on Peff's point?


[Footnote]

*1* Especially the other branch does not merge cleanly into 'pu' and
    I haven't managed to include it in my tree yet.