Re: [PATCH v2 0/2] Sparse checkout status

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

"Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com> writes:

> Some of the feedback of folks trying out sparse-checkouts at $dayjob is that
> sparse checkouts can sometimes be disorienting; users can forget that they
> had a sparse-checkout and then wonder where files went. This series adds
> some output to 'git status' and modifies git-prompt slightly as an attempt
> to help.
>
> Note that as per discussion on v1, we may want to later add a git
> sparse-checkout subcommand named something like 'stats' or 'info' or
> 'status' that provides more detailed information for users to dig deeper.
> That would be an additional improvement for helping users find out more
> information once they realize or remember they are in a sparse checkout,
> this is just aimed at giving them a simple reminder.
>
> Changes since v1:
>
>  * Replaced the -1 magic constant with SPARSE_CHECKOUT_DISABLED
>  * Fixed a possible division by 0 (when there are no entries in the index
>    AND sparse checkout is enabled; not sure when that'd ever happen but
>    still better to guard against...)
>  * Slight wording tweaks for the git-prompt commit message
>  * Removed the RFC label
>
> Elijah Newren (2):
>   wt-status: show sparse checkout status as well
>   git-prompt: include sparsity state as well
>
>  contrib/completion/git-prompt.sh |  7 +++++-
>  wt-status.c                      | 41 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  wt-status.h                      |  2 ++
>  3 files changed, 49 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

Any change to Documentation/git-status.txt?