Re: Why GIT, guys? Really...

On 3/22/07, First Last <[email protected]> wrote:
> Well, I have no problems with CVS or SVN and I can do nothing about my
> firewall.
> How can I get the source? There are no tar balls any more. It just seems
> insane that I can get every other source on the planet, X's, Gnomes's, all
> of the base libraries, etc - but not Mesa.

git clone http://anongit.freedesktop.org/git/mesa/drm
Should work even behind a firewall. Btw git use port 9418
you may want to ask to your admin to allow that one.

> (BTW, in keiths posts he never makes on concrete argument against using
> something sane like SVN. He mentions a lot of problems w/ CVS solved by SVN
> and later just says, its apparent that SVN isn't the answer for me ... which
> would be WHY?)

You apparently missed the paragraph on subversion (which is svn).

best,
Jerome Glisse

> >From: "Jerome Glisse" <[email protected]>
> >To: "First Last" <[email protected]>
> >CC: [email protected]
> >Subject: Re: [Dri-users] Why GIT, guys? Really...
> >Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2007 18:37:37 +0100
> >
> >On 3/22/07, First Last <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>Can anyone tell me how I'm supposed to get the source which is now behind
> >>GIT?
> >>
> >>$ git clone git://anongit.freedesktop.org/git/mesa/drm
> >>defaulting to local storage area
> >>warning: templates not found /home/dag/share/git-core/templates/
> >>fatal: unable to connect a socket (Connection refused)
> >>
> >>
> >>I guess someone decided the standard CVS & SVN was too well know/tested so
> >>they chose GIT
> >>
> >
> >I believe you are behind some strange firewall or that you got
> >a too old git. The same command works perfectly for me on
> >several computers.
> >
> >Btw, i think git is among best free code repository system out there.
> >Keith did give a good overview why :
> >http://keithp.com/blog/Repository_Formats_Matter.html
> >http://keithp.com/blog/Tyrannical_SCM_selection.html
> >
> >best,
> >Jerome Glisse
>
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