Re: [boost] [git] Bumping git version requirement to 1.7.10

Subject: Re: [boost] [git] Bumping git version requirement to 1.7.10
From: Rene Rivera (grafikrobot_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-12-30 14:34:43

On Mon, Dec 30, 2013 at 1:26 PM, Vladimir Prus <ghost_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> On 30.12.2013 23:22, Eric Niebler wrote:
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>> On 12/30/2013 06:47 AM, Beman Dawes wrote:
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>>> The regression scripts are using the clone --single-branch option,
>>> which became available at git 1.7.10, so we are planning to bump
>>> the version requirement.
>>>
>>
>> Unless I'm mistaken, the most recent Ubuntu LTS release is still on
>> 1.7.9.5. I think this change would inconvenience a significant segment
>> of users.
>>
>
> And it seems one can accomplish the same effect with earlier versions:
>
>         http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1911109/git-clone-a-
> specific-branch
>
>
Hm.. It's not clear from the docs that they are equivalent.  "-b" checks
out the given branch. While "--single-branch" clones only the data for the
branch.

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