From 0118fb868def7e71c4464b1ec333d4ff41b747e2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Soitora <simon.mattila@protonmail.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2024 01:55:42 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Remove special repository cloning method

Co-Authored-By: stevenyomi <95685115+stevenyomi@users.noreply.github.com>
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diff --git a/website/src/docs/guides/creating-extensions/prerequisites.md b/website/src/docs/guides/creating-extensions/prerequisites.md
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--- a/website/src/docs/guides/creating-extensions/prerequisites.md
+++ b/website/src/docs/guides/creating-extensions/prerequisites.md
@@ -21,106 +21,3 @@ Before you start, please note that the ability to use following technologies is
 - [Android Studio](https://developer.android.com/studio)
 - Emulator or phone with developer options enabled and a recent version of Tachiyomi installed
 - [Icon Generator](https://as280093.github.io/AndroidAssetStudio/icons-launcher.html)
-
-## Cloning the repository
-
-Some alternative steps can be followed to ignore "repo" branch and skip unrelated sources, which will make it faster to pull, navigate and build. This will also reduce disk usage and network traffic.
-
-<details><summary>Steps</summary>
-
-1. Make sure to delete "repo" branch in your fork. You may also want to disable Actions in the repo settings.
-
-    **Also make sure you are using the latest version of Git as many commands used here are pretty new.**
-
-2. Do a partial clone.
-    ```bash
-    git clone --filter=blob:none --sparse <fork-repo-url>
-    cd extensions/
-    ```
-3. Configure sparse checkout.
-
-    There are two modes of pattern matching. The default is cone (🔺) mode.
-    Cone mode enables significantly faster pattern matching for big monorepos
-    and the sparse index feature to make Git commands more responsive.
-    In this mode, you can only filter by file path, which is less flexible
-    and might require more work when the project structure changes.
-
-    You can skip this code block to use legacy mode if you want easier filters.
-    It won't be much slower as the repo doesn't have that many files.
-
-    To enable cone mode together with sparse index, follow these steps:
-
-    ```bash
-    git sparse-checkout set --cone --sparse-index
-    # add project folders
-    git sparse-checkout add .run buildSrc core gradle lib
-    # add a single source
-    git sparse-checkout add src/<lang>/<source>
-    ```
-
-    To remove a source, open `.git/info/sparse-checkout` and delete the exact
-    lines you typed when adding it. Don't touch the other auto-generated lines
-    unless you fully understand how cone mode works, or you might break it.
-
-    To use the legacy non-cone mode, follow these steps:
-
-    ```bash
-    # enable sparse checkout
-    git sparse-checkout set --no-cone
-    # edit sparse checkout filter
-    vim .git/info/sparse-checkout
-    # alternatively, if you have VS Code installed
-    code .git/info/sparse-checkout
-    ```
-    Here's an example:
-    ```bash
-    /*
-    !/src/*
-    # allow a single source
-    /src/<lang>/<source>
-    # or type the source name directly
-    <source>
-    ```
-
-    Explanation: the rules are like `gitignore`. We first exclude all sources
-    while retaining project folders, then add the needed sources back manually.
-
-4. Configure remotes.
-    ```bash
-    # add upstream
-    git remote add upstream <tachiyomiorg-repo-url>
-    # optionally disable push to upstream
-    git remote set-url --push upstream no_pushing
-    # ignore 'repo' branch of upstream
-    # option 1: use negative refspec
-    git config --add remote.upstream.fetch "^refs/heads/repo"
-    # option 2: fetch main only (ignore all other branches)
-    git config remote.upstream.fetch "+refs/heads/main:refs/remotes/upstream/main"
-    # update remotes
-    git remote update
-    # track main of upstream instead of fork
-    git branch main -u upstream/main
-    ```
-5. Useful configurations. (optional)
-    ```bash
-    # prune obsolete remote branches on fetch
-    git config remote.origin.prune true
-    # fast-forward only when pulling main branch
-    git config pull.ff only
-    # Add an alias to sync main branch without fetching useless blobs.
-    # If you run `git pull` to fast-forward in a blobless clone like this,
-    # all blobs (files) in the new commits are still fetched regardless of
-    # sparse rules, which makes the local repo accumulate unused files.
-    # Use `git sync-main` to avoid this. Be careful if you have changes
-    # on main branch, which is not a good practice.
-    git config alias.sync-main '!git switch main && git fetch upstream && git reset --keep FETCH_HEAD'
-    ```
-6. Later, if you change the sparse checkout filter, run `git sparse-checkout reapply`.
-
-Read more on
-[Git's object model](https://github.blog/2020-12-17-commits-are-snapshots-not-diffs/),
-[partial clone](https://github.blog/2020-12-21-get-up-to-speed-with-partial-clone-and-shallow-clone/),
-[sparse checkout](https://github.blog/2020-01-17-bring-your-monorepo-down-to-size-with-sparse-checkout/),
-[sparse index](https://github.blog/2021-11-10-make-your-monorepo-feel-small-with-gits-sparse-index/),
-and [negative refspecs](https://github.blog/2020-10-19-git-2-29-released/#user-content-negative-refspecs).
-</details>