Re: git clone through http

Hi -

On Fri, May 30, 2014 at 10:38:09AM -0400, Simon Marchi wrote:

> >> [...]
> >> $ git clone http://sourceware.org/git/binutils-gdb.git
> >> Cloning into 'binutils-gdb'...
> >> error: Unable to get pack index

FWIW, it's working for me, just very slowly (as is normal for
dumb-http: transport), and possibly made worse by httpd/firewall
load-limiting in effect.


> >   1. Rename/copy the file "hooks/post-update.sample" in the repository
> >      to "hooks/post-update" to allow use of the "dumb" git protocol.

This is already done.


> >   2. Somehow set up a "smart" web-based git server. [...]
> > Choice 2 is clearly more complicated and more httpd-specific, but also
> > more efficient in most cases.

We'll consider it, though an even easier thing we could do is stop
promoting the http:// git URL.


> > -- 
> > Hi! I'm a .signature virus! Copy me into your ~/.signature to help me spread!

(Wow, I haven't seen that in 20+ years!)


- FChE