From: James Lowe <james.lowe@datacore.com>
Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2010 19:19:15 +0000 (+0100)
Subject: Doc: CG Added note about lily-git/shallow clone
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X-Git-Url: https://git.donarmstrong.com/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=458ce6cc5dc24c20a5b3ff81320d6733fa840432;p=lilypond.git

Doc: CG Added note about lily-git/shallow clone
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diff --git a/Documentation/contributor/source-code.itexi b/Documentation/contributor/source-code.itexi
index 27e30b165a..a59282a9a9 100644
--- a/Documentation/contributor/source-code.itexi
+++ b/Documentation/contributor/source-code.itexi
@@ -58,6 +58,15 @@ Navigate to the @file{lilypond-git/} directory to view the source
 files.  You should now be able to modify the source files using
 your normal text editor.
 
+@knownissues
+
+The @qq{Get source} button does not fetch the entire history of
+the git repository, so utilities like @command{gitk} will only
+be able to display the most recent additions.  As you continue to
+work with @command{lily-git}, the @qq{Update source} button will take
+any new additions and add it to whatever is currently in your repository's
+history.
+
 
 @subsubheading New local commit