[Users] kranc checkout, GetComponents and GitHub repository

[Bruno Coutinho Mundim]

Frank Loeffler wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 03, 2010 at 08:09:34PM -0400, Bruno Coutinho Mundim wrote:
>> The option --depth 1 is not accepted by GitHub. I was able to clone it
>> without a problem otherwise. Do we really need this option in GetComponents?
> 
> Your installation of git seems to be too old. Can you please try to
> update it? It would be nice to keep that option because it can speed up
> cloning quite a bit.
> 
The git version currently maintained by CentOS 5 (the distro I use) is 
1.5.5.6. I am not sure yet if it is worth the hassle of installing and
maintaining a newer version different from the distro one. Also, what if
I really want to look at the long history of the project development?
What about adding an option to GetComponents to let the user choose the
depth value (or avoid using it at all)? depth 1 could still be left as
a default though.

Thanks,
Bruno.