The previous changes modified the behavior of 'git add', 'git rm', and
'git mv' to not adjust paths outside the sparse-checkout cone, even if
they exist in the working tree and their cache entries lack the
SKIP_WORKTREE bit. The intention is to warn users that they are doing
something potentially dangerous. The '--sparse' option was added to each
command to allow careful users the same ability they had before.
To improve the discoverability of this new functionality, add a message
to advice.updateSparsePath that mentions the existence of the option.
The previous set of changes also modified the purpose of this message to
include possibly a list of paths instead of only a list of pathspecs.
Make the warning message more clear about this new behavior.
Signed-off-by: Derrick Stolee <dstolee@microsoft.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
If a path does not match the sparse-checkout cone but is somehow missing
the SKIP_WORKTREE bit, then 'git rm' currently succeeds in removing the
file. One reason a user might be in this situation is a merge conflict
outside of the sparse-checkout cone. Removing such a file might be
problematic for users who are not sure what they are doing.
Add a check to path_in_sparse_checkout() when 'git rm' is checking if a
path should be considered for deletion. Of course, this check is ignored
if the '--sparse' option is specified, allowing users who accept the
risks to continue with the removal.
This also removes a confusing behavior where a user asks for a directory
to be removed, but only the entries that are within the sparse-checkout
definition are removed. Now, 'git rm <dir>' will fail without '--sparse'
and will succeed in removing all contained paths with '--sparse'.
Signed-off-by: Derrick Stolee <dstolee@microsoft.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
As we did previously in 'git add', add a '--sparse' option to 'git rm'
that allows modifying paths outside of the sparse-checkout definition.
The existing checks in 'git rm' are restricted to tracked files that
have the SKIP_WORKTREE bit in the current index. Future changes will
cause 'git rm' to reject removing paths outside of the sparse-checkout
definition, even if they are untracked or do not have the SKIP_WORKTREE
bit.
Signed-off-by: Derrick Stolee <dstolee@microsoft.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
`git add` refrains from adding or updating index entries that are
outside the current sparse checkout, but `git rm` doesn't follow the
same restriction. This is somewhat counter-intuitive and inconsistent.
So make `rm` honor the sparsity rules and advise on how to remove
SKIP_WORKTREE entries just like `add` does. Also add some tests for the
new behavior.
Suggested-by: Elijah Newren <newren@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Matheus Tavares <matheus.bernardino@usp.br>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Derrick Stolee
Matheus Tavares