Merge pull request #430 from lsst-sqre/tickets/DM-46672/only-checkout…

…-refs DM-46672: always checkout refs, never files
lsst-sqre · Feb 25, 2025 · 2a71788 · 2a71788
2 parents 4897f45 + ed2a427
commit 2a71788
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diff --git a/src/mobu/services/repo.py b/src/mobu/services/repo.py
@@ -102,7 +102,9 @@ async def clone(self, url: str, ref: str) -> ClonedRepoInfo:
                 git = Git(logger=self._logger)
                 git.repo = Path(repo_dir.name)
                 await git.clone(url, repo_dir.name)
-                await git.checkout(ref)
+
+                # trailing "--" means checkout a ref, not a file
+                await git.checkout(ref, "--")
                 repo_hash = await git.repo_hash()
 
             # If we're in testing mode, record that we actually did a clone