Re: [PATCH 8/9] fetch: retry fetching submodules if needed objects were not fetched

2018-10-25 Thread Stefan Beller
On Tue, Oct 23, 2018 at 4:38 PM Jonathan Tan wrote: > > > > Another thing you need to clarify is what happens if the fetch-by-commit > > > fails. Right now, it seems that it will make the whole thing fail, which > > > might be a surprising change in behavior. > > > > But a positive surprise, I wou

Re: [PATCH 8/9] fetch: retry fetching submodules if needed objects were not fetched

2018-10-23 Thread Jonathan Tan
> > Another thing you need to clarify is what happens if the fetch-by-commit > > fails. Right now, it seems that it will make the whole thing fail, which > > might be a surprising change in behavior. > > But a positive surprise, I would assume? Whether positive or negative, I think that this need

Re: [PATCH 8/9] fetch: retry fetching submodules if needed objects were not fetched

2018-10-23 Thread Stefan Beller
On Wed, Oct 17, 2018 at 5:40 PM Jonathan Tan wrote: > > > Currently when git-fetch is asked to recurse into submodules, it dispatches > > a plain "git-fetch -C " (with some submodule related options > > such as prefix and recusing strategy, but) without any information of the > > remote or the tip

Re: [PATCH 8/9] fetch: retry fetching submodules if needed objects were not fetched

2018-10-17 Thread Jonathan Tan
> Currently when git-fetch is asked to recurse into submodules, it dispatches > a plain "git-fetch -C " (with some submodule related options > such as prefix and recusing strategy, but) without any information of the > remote or the tip that should be fetched. > > This works surprisingly well in s

[PATCH 8/9] fetch: retry fetching submodules if needed objects were not fetched

2018-10-16 Thread Stefan Beller
Currently when git-fetch is asked to recurse into submodules, it dispatches a plain "git-fetch -C " (with some submodule related options such as prefix and recusing strategy, but) without any information of the remote or the tip that should be fetched. This works surprisingly well in some workflow

[PATCH 8/9] fetch: retry fetching submodules if needed objects were not fetched

2018-09-17 Thread Stefan Beller
Currently when git-fetch is asked to recurse into submodules, it dispatches a plain "git-fetch -C " (with some submodule related options such as prefix and recusing strategy, but) without any information of the remote or the tip that should be fetched. This works surprisingly well in some workflow