GNU bug report logs - #30428
guix git-fetch doesn't specify "--depth 1" - git clone clones a lot without any use

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Danny Milosavljevic <dannym <at> scratchpost.org>
Subject: bug#30428: closed (Re: bug#30428: guix git-fetch doesn't specify
 "--depth 1" - git clone clones a lot without any use)
Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2020 20:49:02 +0000

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Your bug report

#30428: guix git-fetch doesn't specify "--depth 1" - git clone clones a lot without any use

which was filed against the guix package, has been closed.

The explanation is attached below, along with your original report.
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From: Leo Famulari <leo <at> famulari.name>
To: Danny Milosavljevic <dannym <at> scratchpost.org>
Cc: 30428-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#30428: guix git-fetch doesn't specify "--depth 1" - git
 clone clones a lot without any use
Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2020 16:48:10 -0400

On Mon, Feb 12, 2018 at 01:16:41AM +0100, Danny Milosavljevic wrote:
> git-fetch doesn't allow specifying "--depth 1".
> 
> That means the repo clones are needlessly large.
> 
> Since in packages we only need one specific commit anyhow why do we fetch
> all the other commits?

This was fixed in 329dabe13bf98b899b907b45565434c5140804f5. Closing.

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From: Danny Milosavljevic <dannym <at> scratchpost.org>
To: <bug-guix <at> gnu.org>
Subject: guix git-fetch doesn't specify "--depth 1" - git clone clones a lot
 without any use
Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2018 01:16:41 +0100

git-fetch doesn't allow specifying "--depth 1".

That means the repo clones are needlessly large.

Since in packages we only need one specific commit anyhow why do we fetch
all the other commits?

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