@@ -204,10 +204,16 @@ static int pathspec_needs_expanded_index(const struct pathspec *pathspec)
/*
* Special case: if the pattern is a path inside the cone
* followed by only wildcards, the pattern cannot match
- * partial sparse directories, so we don't expand the index.
+ * partial sparse directories, so we know we don't need to
+ * expand the index.
+ *
+ * Examples:
+ * - in-cone/foo***: doesn't need expanded index
+ * - not-in-cone/bar*: may need expanded index
+ * - **.c: may need expanded index
*/
- if (path_in_cone_mode_sparse_checkout(item.original, &the_index) &&
- strspn(item.original + item.nowildcard_len, "*") == item.len - item.nowildcard_len)
+ if (strspn(item.original + item.nowildcard_len, "*") == item.len - item.nowildcard_len &&
+ path_in_cone_mode_sparse_checkout(item.original, &the_index))
continue;
for (pos = 0; pos < active_nr; pos++) {