graalvm / graalvm/mx

Use --depth 1 on "git clone"s

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Python
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Description

It's currently a little bit (~600MB) wasteful downloading GraalJS

Contributor guide

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Search the repository for the git clone invocation responsible for downloading GraalJS. Verify the current download behavior, then confirm that the resulting clone uses depth 1 and avoids downloading unnecessary history.

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Assessment

Tech stack
git
Domain
cli
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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