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Partial clone config incorrectly re-applied during updates

Cluster 122353 · hermes cli. Data as of

1 open item. Fix merged in #126150 on 28 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.

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These issues and fixes address a bug where the post-update tag fetch re-arms partial-clone filter settings, silently reverting full clones back to partial clones. Related work also improves update behavior on shallow and stale checkouts.

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Open PRs1

  • PR#122361fix(update): keep repaired full clones from reverting to partial clones

Fixes on record

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  • #126150 hermes update works on shallow, stale and partial-clone checkouts (salvage #122430, #123312, #124293, #124671)

    merged to main

    files: hermes_cli/gitlock.py, hermes_cli/update_cmd.py, hermes_cli/update_cmd_check.py, tests/e2e/core/upgrade/git/test_partial_clone.py, tests/e2e/core/upgrade/git/test_shallow_install.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_gitlock.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_shallow_boundary_repair.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_shallow_graft_prune.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_tag_fetch_partial_clone.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_update_shallow_heal.py

1 PR closed without merging

From the close comments: partial fix 1

  • #122430 fix(update): do not re-arm partial-clone config on the post-update tag fetch · partial fix → 11afd07, c3e9ac8, #122353
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#122353Post-update tag fetch re-applies `--filter=tree:0`, silently converting a full clone back into a partial clone (re-arming the `should_include_obj` fetch failure)
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#126150
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1 PR closed without merging
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28 Sep 2026

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