Commit c117d7bb authored by Steve Azzopardi's avatar Steve Azzopardi Committed by Evan Read

Add doc cross links for large repositories

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...@@ -72,8 +72,9 @@ done by GitLab, requiring you to do them. ...@@ -72,8 +72,9 @@ done by GitLab, requiring you to do them.
> Introduced in GitLab Runner 11.10. > Introduced in GitLab Runner 11.10.
`GIT_CLONE_PATH` allows you to control where you clone your sources. [`GIT_CLONE_PATH`](../yaml/README.md#custom-build-directories) allows you to
This can have implications if you heavily use big repositories with fork workflow. control where you clone your sources. This can have implications if you
heavily use big repositories with fork workflow.
Fork workflow from GitLab Runner's perspective is stored as a separate repository Fork workflow from GitLab Runner's perspective is stored as a separate repository
with separate worktree. That means that GitLab Runner cannot optimize the usage with separate worktree. That means that GitLab Runner cannot optimize the usage
...@@ -83,29 +84,31 @@ In such cases, ideally you want to make the GitLab Runner executor be used only ...@@ -83,29 +84,31 @@ In such cases, ideally you want to make the GitLab Runner executor be used only
for the given project and not shared across different projects to make this for the given project and not shared across different projects to make this
process more efficient. process more efficient.
The `GIT_CLONE_PATH` has to be within the `$CI_BUILDS_DIR`. Currently, The [`GIT_CLONE_PATH`](../yaml/README.md#custom-build-directories) has to be
it is impossible to pick any path from disk. within the `$CI_BUILDS_DIR`. Currently, it is impossible to pick any path
from disk.
## Git clean flags ## Git clean flags
> Introduced in GitLab Runner 11.10. > Introduced in GitLab Runner 11.10.
`GIT_CLEAN_FLAGS` allows you to control whether or not you require [`GIT_CLEAN_FLAGS`](../yaml/README.md#git-clean-flags) allows you to control
the `git clean` command to be executed for each CI job. whether or not you require the `git clean` command to be executed for each CI
By default, GitLab ensures that you have your worktree on the given SHA, job. By default, GitLab ensures that you have your worktree on the given SHA,
and that your repository is clean. and that your repository is clean.
`GIT_CLEAN_FLAGS` is disabled when set to `none`. On very big repositories, this [`GIT_CLEAN_FLAGS`](../yaml/README.md#git-clean-flags) is disabled when set
might be desired because `git clean` is disk I/O intensive. Controlling that to `none`. On very big repositories, this might be desired because `git
with `GIT_CLEAN_FLAGS: -ffdx -e .build/`, for example, allows you to control and clean` is disk I/O intensive. Controlling that with `GIT_CLEAN_FLAGS: -ffdx
disable removal of some directories within the worktree between subsequent runs, -e .build/`, for example, allows you to control and disable removal of some
which can speed-up the incremental builds. This has the biggest effect directories within the worktree between subsequent runs, which can speed-up
if you re-use existing machines, and have an existing worktree that you can re-use the incremental builds. This has the biggest effect if you re-use existing
for builds. machines, and have an existing worktree that you can re-use for builds.
For exact parameters accepted by `GIT_CLEAN_FLAGS`, see the documentation For exact parameters accepted by
for [git clean](https://git-scm.com/docs/git-clean). The [`GIT_CLEAN_FLAGS`](../yaml/README.md#git-clean-flags), see the documentation
available parameters are dependent on Git version. for [git clean](https://git-scm.com/docs/git-clean). The available parameters
are dependent on Git version.
## Fork-based workflow ## Fork-based workflow
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