On Fri, Sep 05, 2025 at 09:40:49AM -0400, Derrick Stolee wrote: > On 9/5/2025 8:23 AM, Patrick Steinhardt wrote: > > On Thu, Sep 04, 2025 at 08:19:59AM -0400, Derrick Stolee wrote: > > > So in general, the recommendation I typically give is to not use > > treeless clones at all. > > Rather, I'd say that treeless clones are useful if you want the > speed of a shallow clone with some need to analyze commit history > (with no path history) for an ephemeral scenario like a CI build. > > Treeless clones are not a good approach for doing ongoing work as > a human. They are a tool for a very narrow case, so don't use them > unless you understand how to avoid their pitfalls. Ah, yes. I should've quantified my statement a bit more carefully. Thanks for adding in this angle. Patrick
