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ASF GitHub Bot commented on SCM-739: ------------------------------------ jira-importer commented on issue #946: URL: https://github.com/apache/maven-scm/issues/946#issuecomment-2964635409 **[Olivier Lamy](https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?name=olamy)** commented Thanks [zn...@freebsd.org](https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?name=zn...@freebsd.org) for your contribution!! > Release Plugin: Use "git --depth 1" When Checking Out > ----------------------------------------------------- > > Key: SCM-739 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SCM-739 > Project: Maven SCM (Moved to GitHub Issues) > Issue Type: Improvement > Components: maven-scm-provider-gitexe > Affects Versions: 1.8.1 > Reporter: Ernst de Haan > Assignee: Olivier Lamy > Priority: Major > Fix For: 1.10.0 > > > *Executive summary: Please use {{--depth 1}} when checking out from a git > repository.* > Currently when doing {{mvn release:prepare release:perform}}, the git > checkout step takes a significant amount of time. > During the git checkout it appears to not only check out the correct version > of the code, but also _all_ history, as would be done with a regular: > {code:none}git clone URL{code} > However, git supports checking out only the latest version of the code base, > using this command: {code:none}git clone --depth 1 URL{code} > For the purpose of the Maven Release Plugin, that should be sufficient, as > far as I can see. > Changing the plugin to use {{--depth 1}} will: > - _significantly_ improve performance on larger repositories and/or with a > lot of history > - and reduce I/O on repositories with a lot of history. -- This message was sent by Atlassian Jira (v8.20.10#820010)