--- git.eclass.orig	2010-02-24 13:08:52.000000000 +0100
+++ git.eclass	2010-02-24 13:05:55.000000000 +0100
@@ -247,12 +247,6 @@ git_fetch() {
 	debug-print "${FUNCNAME}: EGIT_OPTIONS = \"${EGIT_OPTIONS}\""
 
 	GIT_DIR="${EGIT_STORE_DIR}/${EGIT_CLONE_DIR}"
-	# we also have to remove all shallow copied repositories
-	# and fetch them again
-	if [[ -e "${GIT_DIR}/shallow" ]]; then
-		rm -rf "${GIT_DIR}"
-		einfo "The ${EGIT_CLONE_DIR} was shallow copy. Refetching."
-	fi
 	# repack from bare copy to normal one
 	if ${EGIT_HAS_SUBMODULES} && [[ -d ${GIT_DIR} && ! -d "${GIT_DIR}/.git/" ]]; then
 		rm -rf "${GIT_DIR}"
@@ -358,18 +352,24 @@ git_fetch() {
 	${elogcmd} "   branch: 			${EGIT_BRANCH}"
 	${elogcmd} "   storage directory: 	\"${GIT_DIR}\""
 
+	pushd "${GIT_DIR}" &> /dev/null
 	if ${EGIT_HAS_SUBMODULES}; then
-		pushd "${GIT_DIR}" &> /dev/null
 		debug-print "rsync -rlpgo . \"${S}\""
 		time rsync -rlpgo . "${S}"
-		popd &> /dev/null
 	else
-		unset GIT_DIR
-		debug-print "git clone -l -s -n \"${EGIT_STORE_DIR}/${EGIT_CLONE_DIR}\" \"${S}\""
-		git clone -l -s -n "${EGIT_STORE_DIR}/${EGIT_CLONE_DIR}" "${S}"
+		mkdir "${S}"
+		debug-print "rsync -rlpgo . \"${S}/.git\""
+		time rsync -rlpgo . "${S}/.git"
 	fi
+	unset GIT_DIR
+	popd &> /dev/null
 
 	pushd "${S}" &> /dev/null
+	if ! ${EGIT_HAS_SUBMODULES}; then
+		# need to reinit the repo and check it out
+		git init || die
+		git checkout || die
+	fi
 	git_branch
 	# submodules always reqire net (thanks to branches changing)
 	[[ -n ${EGIT_OFFLINE} ]] || git_submodules