@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@

 #

 # The following variables are assumed to be defined by certain functions:

 #

+# - ``GIT_DEPTH``

 # - ``ENABLED_SERVICES``

 # - ``ERROR_ON_CLONE``

 # - ``FILES``

@@ -562,16 +563,22 @@ function get_release_name_from_branch {

 # Set global ``RECLONE=yes`` to simulate a clone when dest-dir exists

 # Set global ``ERROR_ON_CLONE=True`` to abort execution with an error if the git repo

 # does not exist (default is False, meaning the repo will be cloned).

-# Uses globals ``ERROR_ON_CLONE``, ``OFFLINE``, ``RECLONE``

+# Set global ``GIT_DEPTH=<number>`` to limit the history depth of the git clone

+# Uses globals ``ERROR_ON_CLONE``, ``OFFLINE``, ``RECLONE``, ``GIT_DEPTH``

 # git_clone remote dest-dir branch

 function git_clone {

     local git_remote=$1

     local git_dest=$2

     local git_ref=$3

     local orig_dir=$(pwd)

+    local git_clone_flags=""

     RECLONE=$(trueorfalse False $RECLONE)

+    if [[ "$GIT_DEPTH" ]]; then

+        git_clone_flags="$git_clone_flags --depth $GIT_DEPTH"

+    fi

+

     if [[ "$OFFLINE" = "True" ]]; then

         echo "Running in offline mode, clones already exist"

         # print out the results so we know what change was used in the logs

@@ -586,7 +593,7 @@ function git_clone {

         if [[ ! -d $git_dest ]]; then

             [[ "$ERROR_ON_CLONE" = "True" ]] && \

                 die $LINENO "Cloning not allowed in this configuration"

-            git_timed clone $git_remote $git_dest

+            git_timed clone $git_clone_flags $git_remote $git_dest

         fi

         cd $git_dest

         git_timed fetch $git_remote $git_ref && git checkout FETCH_HEAD

@@ -595,7 +602,7 @@ function git_clone {

         if [[ ! -d $git_dest ]]; then

             [[ "$ERROR_ON_CLONE" = "True" ]] && \

                 die $LINENO "Cloning not allowed in this configuration"

-            git_timed clone $git_remote $git_dest

+            git_timed clone $git_clone_flags $git_remote $git_dest

             cd $git_dest

             # This checkout syntax works for both branches and tags

             git checkout $git_ref