1 files changed, 31 insertions, 19 deletions

diff --git a/builtin/clone.c b/builtin/clone.c
index d5e7532105..4646922d6e 100644
--- a/builtin/clone.c
+++ b/builtin/clone.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
  *
  */
 static const char * const builtin_clone_usage[] = {
-	N_("git clone [options] [--] <repo> [<dir>]"),
+	N_("git clone [<options>] [--] <repo> [<dir>]"),
 	NULL
 };
 
@@ -49,15 +49,7 @@ static int option_verbosity;
 static int option_progress = -1;
 static struct string_list option_config;
 static struct string_list option_reference;
-
-static int opt_parse_reference(const struct option *opt, const char *arg, int unset)
-{
-	struct string_list *option_reference = opt->value;
-	if (!arg)
-		return -1;
-	string_list_append(option_reference, arg);
-	return 0;
-}
+static int option_dissociate;
 
 static struct option builtin_clone_options[] = {
 	OPT__VERBOSITY(&option_verbosity),
@@ -82,8 +74,10 @@ static struct option builtin_clone_options[] = {
 		    N_("initialize submodules in the clone")),
 	OPT_STRING(0, "template", &option_template, N_("template-directory"),
 		   N_("directory from which templates will be used")),
-	OPT_CALLBACK(0 , "reference", &option_reference, N_("repo"),
-		     N_("reference repository"), &opt_parse_reference),
+	OPT_STRING_LIST(0, "reference", &option_reference, N_("repo"),
+			N_("reference repository")),
+	OPT_BOOL(0, "dissociate", &option_dissociate,
+		 N_("use --reference only while cloning")),
 	OPT_STRING('o', "origin", &option_origin, N_("name"),
 		   N_("use <name> instead of 'origin' to track upstream")),
 	OPT_STRING('b', "branch", &option_branch, N_("branch"),
@@ -735,6 +729,16 @@ static void write_refspec_config(const char *src_ref_prefix,
 	strbuf_release(&value);
 }
 
+static void dissociate_from_references(void)
+{
+	static const char* argv[] = { "repack", "-a", "-d", NULL };
+
+	if (run_command_v_opt(argv, RUN_GIT_CMD|RUN_COMMAND_NO_STDIN))
+		die(_("cannot repack to clean up"));
+	if (unlink(git_path("objects/info/alternates")) && errno != ENOENT)
+		die_errno(_("cannot unlink temporary alternates file"));
+}
+
 int cmd_clone(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 {
 	int is_bundle = 0, is_local;
@@ -829,20 +833,21 @@ int cmd_clone(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		git_dir = mkpathdup("%s/.git", dir);
 	}
 
+	atexit(remove_junk);
+	sigchain_push_common(remove_junk_on_signal);
+
 	if (!option_bare) {
-		junk_work_tree = work_tree;
 		if (safe_create_leading_directories_const(work_tree) < 0)
 			die_errno(_("could not create leading directories of '%s'"),
 				  work_tree);
 		if (!dest_exists && mkdir(work_tree, 0777))
-			die_errno(_("could not create work tree dir '%s'."),
+			die_errno(_("could not create work tree dir '%s'"),
 				  work_tree);
+		junk_work_tree = work_tree;
 		set_git_work_tree(work_tree);
 	}
-	junk_git_dir = git_dir;
-	atexit(remove_junk);
-	sigchain_push_common(remove_junk_on_signal);
 
+	junk_git_dir = git_dir;
 	if (safe_create_leading_directories_const(git_dir) < 0)
 		die(_("could not create leading directories of '%s'"), git_dir);
 
@@ -880,6 +885,10 @@ int cmd_clone(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 
 	if (option_reference.nr)
 		setup_reference();
+	else if (option_dissociate) {
+		warning(_("--dissociate given, but there is no --reference"));
+		option_dissociate = 0;
+	}
 
 	fetch_pattern = value.buf;
 	refspec = parse_fetch_refspec(1, &fetch_pattern);
@@ -888,6 +897,8 @@ int cmd_clone(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 
 	remote = remote_get(option_origin);
 	transport = transport_get(remote, remote->url[0]);
+	transport_set_verbosity(transport, option_verbosity, option_progress);
+
 	path = get_repo_path(remote->url[0], &is_bundle);
 	is_local = option_local != 0 && path && !is_bundle;
 	if (is_local) {
@@ -914,8 +925,6 @@ int cmd_clone(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	if (option_single_branch)
 		transport_set_option(transport, TRANS_OPT_FOLLOWTAGS, "1");
 
-	transport_set_verbosity(transport, option_verbosity, option_progress);
-
 	if (option_upload_pack)
 		transport_set_option(transport, TRANS_OPT_UPLOADPACK,
 				     option_upload_pack);
@@ -993,6 +1002,9 @@ int cmd_clone(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	transport_unlock_pack(transport);
 	transport_disconnect(transport);
 
+	if (option_dissociate)
+		dissociate_from_references();
+
 	junk_mode = JUNK_LEAVE_REPO;
 	err = checkout();