Re: [PATCH 3/3] sparse checkout: do not eagerly decide the fate for whole directory

[Nguyen Thai Ngoc Duy <pclouds@gmail.com>]

2011/5/3 Thiago Farina <tfransosi@gmail.com>:
>> This generally works as long as there are no patterns to exclude parts
>> of the directory. In case of sparse checkout code, the following patterns
>>
>>  t
>>  !t/t0000-basic.sh
>>
>> will produce a worktree with full directory "t" even if t0000-basic.sh
>> is requested to stay out.
>> ...
>>        prefix[prefix_len++] = '/';
>>
>> -       /* included, no clearing for any entries under this directory */
>> -       if (!ret) {
>> -               for (; cache != cache_end; cache++) {
>> -                       struct cache_entry *ce = *cache;
>> -                       if (strncmp(ce->name, prefix, prefix_len))
>> -                               break;
>> -               }
>> -               return nr - (cache_end - cache);
>> -       }
>> +       /* If undecided, use parent directory's decision in defval */
> What means "use parent directory's decision"? Could you make this
> comment more clearer?

Take the example patterns in commit message, we know that we match
directory "t" (pattern 1). When we check t/0001-init.sh, no patterns
match it. But because it's under "t", so we consider it matched. On
the other hand, t/t0000-basic.sh will match pattern 2 and override
parent directory's decision.

>> +       if (ret < 0)
>> +               ret = defval;
>>
>> -       /* excluded, clear all selected entries under this directory. */
> Start with capital letter?

It's a line removal, what can I do about it?
-- 
Duy