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From: Jakub Narebski <jnareb@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: 'git clone' doesn't use alternates automatically?
Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2009 13:08:02 -0800 (PST)
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James Pickens <jepicken@gmail.com> writes:

> So, is there any reason 'git clone' shouldn't automatically use
> the alternates that it copied into the new repository?  I might
> look into writing a patch if nobody objects.

Alternates are fragile with respect to garbage collecting in the
repository you borrow objects from.

-- 
Jakub Narebski
Poland
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