{"thread":{"id":"26501","subject":"git svn clone failing","startedAt":"2011-02-14T17:24:05Z","lastAt":"2011-06-28T04:28:31Z","messageCount":10,"participants":["Vampire","Drew Northup","Eric Wong"],"isPatch":false,"patchVersion":null,"patchTotal":null},"messages":[{"id":"161075","messageId":"AANLkTi=Y64ohHnduBqxs--aLW3AYKCxrag2YoAFt58NC@mail.gmail.com","threadId":"26501","inReplyTo":null,"subject":"git svn clone failing","fromName":"Vampire","fromEmail":"vampire@masters-of-disaster.de","sentAt":"2011-02-14T17:24:05Z","receivedAt":"2011-02-14T17:24:05Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"vampire@masters-of-disaster.de","avatar":"https://gravatar.com/avatar/598ed777fc283d4ad76c9d852f539afbe5acbae25cf549a846a7aeb290d3738e?d=mp&s=160"},"body":"Hi,\n\nI'm trying to issue the following command:\n\ngit svn clone --stdlayout http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/ant/core/ .\n\nBut unfortunately this fails after some time with the message:\n\nRA layer request failed: Server sent unexpected return value (403\nForbidden) in response to REPORT request for\n'/repos/asf/!svn/vcc/default' at /usr/lib/git-core/git-svn line 4354\n\nRegards\nBjörn\n"},{"id":"161541","messageId":"1298033812.10893.23.camel@drew-northup.unet.maine.edu","threadId":"26501","inReplyTo":"AANLkTi=Y64ohHnduBqxs--aLW3AYKCxrag2YoAFt58NC@mail.gmail.com","subject":"Re: git svn clone failing","fromName":"Drew Northup","fromEmail":"drew.northup@maine.edu","sentAt":"2011-02-18T12:56:52Z","receivedAt":"2011-02-18T12:56:52Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"drew.northup@maine.edu","avatar":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/18331571?v=4"},"body":"\nOn Mon, 2011-02-14 at 18:24 +0100, Vampire wrote:\n> Hi,\n> \n> I'm trying to issue the following command:\n> \n> git svn clone --stdlayout http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/ant/core/ .\n> \n> But unfortunately this fails after some time with the message:\n> \n> RA layer request failed: Server sent unexpected return value (403\n> Forbidden) in response to REPORT request for\n> '/repos/asf/!svn/vcc/default' at /usr/lib/git-core/git-svn line 4354\n> \n> Regards\n> Björn\n\nBjörn,\nHave you made sure your subversion client is up-to-date? Does this work\nas a plain svn clone? Have you contacted the server admin?\nWithout context we cannot act on this.\n\n-- \n-Drew Northup\n________________________________________________\n\"As opposed to vegetable or mineral error?\"\n-John Pescatore, SANS NewsBites Vol. 12 Num. 59\n"},{"id":"161546","messageId":"AANLkTim9obiU2H_PLb=O1=YxTr1nZ0v-zXC7mxUORVAH@mail.gmail.com","threadId":"26501","inReplyTo":"1298033812.10893.23.camel@drew-northup.unet.maine.edu","subject":"Re: git svn clone failing","fromName":"Vampire","fromEmail":"vampire@masters-of-disaster.de","sentAt":"2011-02-18T14:21:48Z","receivedAt":"2011-02-18T14:21:48Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"vampire@masters-of-disaster.de","avatar":"https://gravatar.com/avatar/598ed777fc283d4ad76c9d852f539afbe5acbae25cf549a846a7aeb290d3738e?d=mp&s=160"},"body":"Hi Drew,\n\nSVN client is in version 1.6.5.\nsvn co http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/ant/core/trunk .\nworks fine and without problem.\nI guess it is in the phase of searching for history in other places in\nthe repository and there some place is accessed that is password\nprotected.\nI did not contact the server admin as the normal svn client works fine\nand so it seems to be a problem of git-svn, not of the SVN server.\nDid you try the command I gave you and does it succeed for you? It is\na publicly available repository so you should be able to reproduce the\nproblem.\n\nRegards\nBjörn\n\n2011/2/18 Drew Northup :\n>\n> On Mon, 2011-02-14 at 18:24 +0100, Vampire wrote:\n>> Hi,\n>>\n>> I'm trying to issue the following command:\n>>\n>> git svn clone --stdlayout http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/ant/core/ .\n>>\n>> But unfortunately this fails after some time with the message:\n>>\n>> RA layer request failed: Server sent unexpected return value (403\n>> Forbidden) in response to REPORT request for\n>> '/repos/asf/!svn/vcc/default' at /usr/lib/git-core/git-svn line 4354\n>>\n>> Regards\n>> Björn\n>\n> Björn,\n> Have you made sure your subversion client is up-to-date? Does this work\n> as a plain svn clone? Have you contacted the server admin?\n> Without context we cannot act on this.\n>\n> --\n> -Drew Northup\n> ________________________________________________\n> \"As opposed to vegetable or mineral error?\"\n> -John Pescatore, SANS NewsBites Vol. 12 Num. 59\n>\n>\n"},{"id":"162199","messageId":"1298587459.22431.19.camel@drew-northup.unet.maine.edu","threadId":"26501","inReplyTo":"AANLkTim9obiU2H_PLb=O1=YxTr1nZ0v-zXC7mxUORVAH@mail.gmail.com","subject":"Re: git svn clone failing","fromName":"Drew Northup","fromEmail":"drew.northup@maine.edu","sentAt":"2011-02-24T22:44:19Z","receivedAt":"2011-02-24T22:44:19Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"drew.northup@maine.edu","avatar":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/18331571?v=4"},"body":"\nOn Fri, 2011-02-18 at 15:21 +0100, Vampire wrote:\n> Hi Drew,\n> \n> SVN client is in version 1.6.5.\n> svn co http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/ant/core/trunk .\n> works fine and without problem.\n> I guess it is in the phase of searching for history in other places in\n> the repository and there some place is accessed that is password\n> protected.\n> I did not contact the server admin as the normal svn client works fine\n> and so it seems to be a problem of git-svn, not of the SVN server.\n> Did you try the command I gave you and does it succeed for you? It is\n> a publicly available repository so you should be able to reproduce the\n> problem.\n> \n> Regards\n> Björn\n\nThe error is reproducible, and I'm running a newer subversion client\nthan you are. It definitely isn't making it through all of the revisions\navailable before dying.\n\n.....\nChecked through r161300\nChecked through r161400\nRA layer request failed: Server sent unexpected return value (403 Forbidden) in response to REPORT request for '/repos/asf/!svn/vcc\n/default' at /usr/libexec/git-core/git-svn line 5131\n\nI forgot to ask, which version git are you running? I am running 1.7.4\non the machine I tried this (RHEL5 RPM, compiled locally).\n\n> 2011/2/18 Drew Northup :\n> >\n> > On Mon, 2011-02-14 at 18:24 +0100, Vampire wrote:\n> >> Hi,\n> >>\n> >> I'm trying to issue the following command:\n> >>\n> >> git svn clone --stdlayout http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/ant/core/ .\n> >>\n> >> But unfortunately this fails after some time with the message:\n> >>\n> >> RA layer request failed: Server sent unexpected return value (403\n> >> Forbidden) in response to REPORT request for\n> >> '/repos/asf/!svn/vcc/default' at /usr/lib/git-core/git-svn line 4354\n> >>\n> >> Regards\n> >> Björn\n> >\n> > Björn,\n> > Have you made sure your subversion client is up-to-date? Does this work\n> > as a plain svn clone? Have you contacted the server admin?\n> > Without context we cannot act on this.\n> >\n\n-- \n-Drew Northup\n________________________________________________\n\"As opposed to vegetable or mineral error?\"\n-John Pescatore, SANS NewsBites Vol. 12 Num. 59\n"},{"id":"162201","messageId":"AANLkTikA2iRWH8Bh16CmpFpACSOjCiqc3c9cU69Jduv3@mail.gmail.com","threadId":"26501","inReplyTo":"1298587459.22431.19.camel@drew-northup.unet.maine.edu","subject":"Re: git svn clone failing","fromName":"Vampire","fromEmail":"vampire@masters-of-disaster.de","sentAt":"2011-02-25T00:44:21Z","receivedAt":"2011-02-25T00:44:21Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"vampire@masters-of-disaster.de","avatar":"https://gravatar.com/avatar/598ed777fc283d4ad76c9d852f539afbe5acbae25cf549a846a7aeb290d3738e?d=mp&s=160"},"body":"I tried it with 1.6.3.3 and with a self-compiled version from latest git code.\n\n2011/2/24 Drew Northup \n>\n> On Fri, 2011-02-18 at 15:21 +0100, Vampire wrote:\n> > Hi Drew,\n> >\n> > SVN client is in version 1.6.5.\n> > svn co http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/ant/core/trunk .\n> > works fine and without problem.\n> > I guess it is in the phase of searching for history in other places in\n> > the repository and there some place is accessed that is password\n> > protected.\n> > I did not contact the server admin as the normal svn client works fine\n> > and so it seems to be a problem of git-svn, not of the SVN server.\n> > Did you try the command I gave you and does it succeed for you? It is\n> > a publicly available repository so you should be able to reproduce the\n> > problem.\n> >\n> > Regards\n> > Björn\n>\n> The error is reproducible, and I'm running a newer subversion client\n> than you are. It definitely isn't making it through all of the revisions\n> available before dying.\n>\n> .....\n> Checked through r161300\n> Checked through r161400\n> RA layer request failed: Server sent unexpected return value (403 Forbidden) in response to REPORT request for '/repos/asf/!svn/vcc\n> /default' at /usr/libexec/git-core/git-svn line 5131\n>\n> I forgot to ask, which version git are you running? I am running 1.7.4\n> on the machine I tried this (RHEL5 RPM, compiled locally).\n>\n> > 2011/2/18 Drew Northup :\n> > >\n> > > On Mon, 2011-02-14 at 18:24 +0100, Vampire wrote:\n> > >> Hi,\n> > >>\n> > >> I'm trying to issue the following command:\n> > >>\n> > >> git svn clone --stdlayout http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/ant/core/ .\n> > >>\n> > >> But unfortunately this fails after some time with the message:\n> > >>\n> > >> RA layer request failed: Server sent unexpected return value (403\n> > >> Forbidden) in response to REPORT request for\n> > >> '/repos/asf/!svn/vcc/default' at /usr/lib/git-core/git-svn line 4354\n> > >>\n> > >> Regards\n> > >> Björn\n> > >\n> > > Björn,\n> > > Have you made sure your subversion client is up-to-date? Does this work\n> > > as a plain svn clone? Have you contacted the server admin?\n> > > Without context we cannot act on this.\n> > >\n>\n> --\n> -Drew Northup\n> ________________________________________________\n> \"As opposed to vegetable or mineral error?\"\n> -John Pescatore, SANS NewsBites Vol. 12 Num. 59\n>\n"},{"id":"164969","messageId":"BANLkTine4g7LyiXmE6zYpNs7aa2FfXYGUg@mail.gmail.com","threadId":"26501","inReplyTo":"AANLkTikA2iRWH8Bh16CmpFpACSOjCiqc3c9cU69Jduv3@mail.gmail.com","subject":"Re: git svn clone failing","fromName":"Vampire","fromEmail":"vampire@masters-of-disaster.de","sentAt":"2011-04-03T00:21:14Z","receivedAt":"2011-04-03T00:21:14Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"vampire@masters-of-disaster.de","avatar":"https://gravatar.com/avatar/598ed777fc283d4ad76c9d852f539afbe5acbae25cf549a846a7aeb290d3738e?d=mp&s=160"},"body":"Any news on this one?\n\n2011/2/25 Vampire \n>\n> I tried it with 1.6.3.3 and with a self-compiled version from latest git code.\n>\n> 2011/2/24 Drew Northup \n> >\n> > On Fri, 2011-02-18 at 15:21 +0100, Vampire wrote:\n> > > Hi Drew,\n> > >\n> > > SVN client is in version 1.6.5.\n> > > svn co http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/ant/core/trunk .\n> > > works fine and without problem.\n> > > I guess it is in the phase of searching for history in other places in\n> > > the repository and there some place is accessed that is password\n> > > protected.\n> > > I did not contact the server admin as the normal svn client works fine\n> > > and so it seems to be a problem of git-svn, not of the SVN server.\n> > > Did you try the command I gave you and does it succeed for you? It is\n> > > a publicly available repository so you should be able to reproduce the\n> > > problem.\n> > >\n> > > Regards\n> > > Björn\n> >\n> > The error is reproducible, and I'm running a newer subversion client\n> > than you are. It definitely isn't making it through all of the revisions\n> > available before dying.\n> >\n> > .....\n> > Checked through r161300\n> > Checked through r161400\n> > RA layer request failed: Server sent unexpected return value (403 Forbidden) in response to REPORT request for '/repos/asf/!svn/vcc\n> > /default' at /usr/libexec/git-core/git-svn line 5131\n> >\n> > I forgot to ask, which version git are you running? I am running 1.7.4\n> > on the machine I tried this (RHEL5 RPM, compiled locally).\n> >\n> > > 2011/2/18 Drew Northup :\n> > > >\n> > > > On Mon, 2011-02-14 at 18:24 +0100, Vampire wrote:\n> > > >> Hi,\n> > > >>\n> > > >> I'm trying to issue the following command:\n> > > >>\n> > > >> git svn clone --stdlayout http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/ant/core/ .\n> > > >>\n> > > >> But unfortunately this fails after some time with the message:\n> > > >>\n> > > >> RA layer request failed: Server sent unexpected return value (403\n> > > >> Forbidden) in response to REPORT request for\n> > > >> '/repos/asf/!svn/vcc/default' at /usr/lib/git-core/git-svn line 4354\n> > > >>\n> > > >> Regards\n> > > >> Björn\n> > > >\n> > > > Björn,\n> > > > Have you made sure your subversion client is up-to-date? Does this work\n> > > > as a plain svn clone? Have you contacted the server admin?\n> > > > Without context we cannot act on this.\n> > > >\n> >\n> > --\n> > -Drew Northup\n> > ________________________________________________\n> > \"As opposed to vegetable or mineral error?\"\n> > -John Pescatore, SANS NewsBites Vol. 12 Num. 59\n> >\n"},{"id":"169193","messageId":"1307019308.28941.4.camel@drew-northup.unet.maine.edu","threadId":"26501","inReplyTo":"BANLkTin7bxu_XZVYaVy+eXuhcJR83hXSew@mail.gmail.com","subject":"Re: git svn clone failing","fromName":"Drew Northup","fromEmail":"drew.northup@maine.edu","sentAt":"2011-06-02T12:55:08Z","receivedAt":"2011-06-02T12:55:08Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"drew.northup@maine.edu","avatar":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/18331571?v=4"},"body":"\nOn Thu, 2011-06-02 at 14:22 +0200, Vampire wrote:\n> Drew?\n> \nI have no idea. If anybody else on the list does I'd welcome it, but I\ndon't have any more time I can spend on this.\n\n> 2011/4/3 Vampire \n> Any news on this one?\n> \n> \n> 2011/2/25 Vampire \n> >\n> > I tried it with 1.6.3.3 and with a self-compiled version\n> from latest git code.\n> >\n> > 2011/2/24 Drew Northup \n> > >\n> > > On Fri, 2011-02-18 at 15:21 +0100, Vampire wrote:\n> > > > Hi Drew,\n> > > >\n> > > > SVN client is in version 1.6.5.\n> > > > svn co http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/ant/core/trunk .\n> > > > works fine and without problem.\n> > > > I guess it is in the phase of searching for history in\n> other places in\n> > > > the repository and there some place is accessed that is\n> password\n> > > > protected.\n> > > > I did not contact the server admin as the normal svn\n> client works fine\n> > > > and so it seems to be a problem of git-svn, not of the\n> SVN server.\n> > > > Did you try the command I gave you and does it succeed\n> for you? It is\n> > > > a publicly available repository so you should be able to\n> reproduce the\n> > > > problem.\n> > > >\n> > > > Regards\n> > > > Björn\n> > >\n> > > The error is reproducible, and I'm running a newer\n> subversion client\n> > > than you are. It definitely isn't making it through all of\n> the revisions\n> > > available before dying.\n> > >\n> > > .....\n> > > Checked through r161300\n> > > Checked through r161400\n> > > RA layer request failed: Server sent unexpected return\n> value (403 Forbidden) in response to REPORT request for\n> '/repos/asf/!svn/vcc\n> > > /default' at /usr/libexec/git-core/git-svn line 5131\n> > >\n> > > I forgot to ask, which version git are you running? I am\n> running 1.7.4\n> > > on the machine I tried this (RHEL5 RPM, compiled locally).\n> > >\n> > > > 2011/2/18 Drew Northup :\n> > > > >\n> > > > > On Mon, 2011-02-14 at 18:24 +0100, Vampire wrote:\n> > > > >> Hi,\n> > > > >>\n> > > > >> I'm trying to issue the following command:\n> > > > >>\n> > > > >> git svn clone --stdlayout\n> http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/ant/core/ .\n> > > > >>\n> > > > >> But unfortunately this fails after some time with the\n> message:\n> > > > >>\n> > > > >> RA layer request failed: Server sent unexpected\n> return value (403\n> > > > >> Forbidden) in response to REPORT request for\n> > > > >> '/repos/asf/!svn/vcc/default'\n> at /usr/lib/git-core/git-svn line 4354\n> > > > >>\n> > > > >> Regards\n> > > > >> Björn\n> > > > >\n> > > > > Björn,\n> > > > > Have you made sure your subversion client is\n> up-to-date? Does this work\n> > > > > as a plain svn clone? Have you contacted the server\n> admin?\n> > > > > Without context we cannot act on this.\n> > > > >\n> > >\n> > > --\n> > > -Drew Northup\n> > > ________________________________________________\n> > > \"As opposed to vegetable or mineral error?\"\n> > > -John Pescatore, SANS NewsBites Vol. 12 Num. 59\n> > >\n> \n\n-- \n-Drew Northup\n________________________________________________\n\"As opposed to vegetable or mineral error?\"\n-John Pescatore, SANS NewsBites Vol. 12 Num. 59\n"},{"id":"169198","messageId":"BANLkTikkXG95WxaDaFcJnCsQ_B5qHKUJwQ@mail.gmail.com","threadId":"26501","inReplyTo":"1307019308.28941.4.camel@drew-northup.unet.maine.edu","subject":"Re: git svn clone failing","fromName":"Vampire","fromEmail":"vampire@masters-of-disaster.de","sentAt":"2011-06-02T14:51:26Z","receivedAt":"2011-06-02T14:51:26Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"vampire@masters-of-disaster.de","avatar":"https://gravatar.com/avatar/598ed777fc283d4ad76c9d852f539afbe5acbae25cf549a846a7aeb290d3738e?d=mp&s=160"},"body":"It seems to me that this happens while git-svn is searching for history.\nAs far as I have understood git-svn searches hierarchical higher paths\nfor history in other places than specified.\nI guess while trying to access all those paths some path is tried that\nreturns 403 Forbidden.\nMy assumption is that git-svn takes this as cause to abort instead of\nignoring this return state what would be appropriate in this case I\nthink.\n\n2011/6/2 Drew Northup \n>\n> On Thu, 2011-06-02 at 14:22 +0200, Vampire wrote:\n> > Drew?\n> >\n> I have no idea. If anybody else on the list does I'd welcome it, but I\n> don't have any more time I can spend on this.\n>\n> > 2011/4/3 Vampire \n> >         Any news on this one?\n> >\n> >\n> >         2011/2/25 Vampire \n> >         >\n> >         > I tried it with 1.6.3.3 and with a self-compiled version\n> >         from latest git code.\n> >         >\n> >         > 2011/2/24 Drew Northup \n> >         > >\n> >         > > On Fri, 2011-02-18 at 15:21 +0100, Vampire wrote:\n> >         > > > Hi Drew,\n> >         > > >\n> >         > > > SVN client is in version 1.6.5.\n> >         > > > svn co http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/ant/core/trunk .\n> >         > > > works fine and without problem.\n> >         > > > I guess it is in the phase of searching for history in\n> >         other places in\n> >         > > > the repository and there some place is accessed that is\n> >         password\n> >         > > > protected.\n> >         > > > I did not contact the server admin as the normal svn\n> >         client works fine\n> >         > > > and so it seems to be a problem of git-svn, not of the\n> >         SVN server.\n> >         > > > Did you try the command I gave you and does it succeed\n> >         for you? It is\n> >         > > > a publicly available repository so you should be able to\n> >         reproduce the\n> >         > > > problem.\n> >         > > >\n> >         > > > Regards\n> >         > > > Björn\n> >         > >\n> >         > > The error is reproducible, and I'm running a newer\n> >         subversion client\n> >         > > than you are. It definitely isn't making it through all of\n> >         the revisions\n> >         > > available before dying.\n> >         > >\n> >         > > .....\n> >         > > Checked through r161300\n> >         > > Checked through r161400\n> >         > > RA layer request failed: Server sent unexpected return\n> >         value (403 Forbidden) in response to REPORT request for\n> >         '/repos/asf/!svn/vcc\n> >         > > /default' at /usr/libexec/git-core/git-svn line 5131\n> >         > >\n> >         > > I forgot to ask, which version git are you running? I am\n> >         running 1.7.4\n> >         > > on the machine I tried this (RHEL5 RPM, compiled locally).\n> >         > >\n> >         > > > 2011/2/18 Drew Northup :\n> >         > > > >\n> >         > > > > On Mon, 2011-02-14 at 18:24 +0100, Vampire wrote:\n> >         > > > >> Hi,\n> >         > > > >>\n> >         > > > >> I'm trying to issue the following command:\n> >         > > > >>\n> >         > > > >> git svn clone --stdlayout\n> >         http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/ant/core/ .\n> >         > > > >>\n> >         > > > >> But unfortunately this fails after some time with the\n> >         message:\n> >         > > > >>\n> >         > > > >> RA layer request failed: Server sent unexpected\n> >         return value (403\n> >         > > > >> Forbidden) in response to REPORT request for\n> >         > > > >> '/repos/asf/!svn/vcc/default'\n> >         at /usr/lib/git-core/git-svn line 4354\n> >         > > > >>\n> >         > > > >> Regards\n> >         > > > >> Björn\n> >         > > > >\n> >         > > > > Björn,\n> >         > > > > Have you made sure your subversion client is\n> >         up-to-date? Does this work\n> >         > > > > as a plain svn clone? Have you contacted the server\n> >         admin?\n> >         > > > > Without context we cannot act on this.\n> >         > > > >\n> >         > >\n> >         > > --\n> >         > > -Drew Northup\n> >         > > ________________________________________________\n> >         > > \"As opposed to vegetable or mineral error?\"\n> >         > > -John Pescatore, SANS NewsBites Vol. 12 Num. 59\n> >         > >\n> >\n>\n> --\n> -Drew Northup\n> ________________________________________________\n> \"As opposed to vegetable or mineral error?\"\n> -John Pescatore, SANS NewsBites Vol. 12 Num. 59\n>\n"},{"id":"169209","messageId":"BANLkTimoDBr+ikZ4XoW1y=1=_JNOtp_jfg@mail.gmail.com","threadId":"26501","inReplyTo":"BANLkTikkXG95WxaDaFcJnCsQ_B5qHKUJwQ@mail.gmail.com","subject":"Re: git svn clone failing","fromName":"Vampire","fromEmail":"vampire@masters-of-disaster.de","sentAt":"2011-06-02T17:48:08Z","receivedAt":"2011-06-02T17:48:08Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"vampire@masters-of-disaster.de","avatar":"https://gravatar.com/avatar/598ed777fc283d4ad76c9d852f539afbe5acbae25cf549a846a7aeb290d3738e?d=mp&s=160"},"body":"Hm, actually I found a workaround.\nIf I use https instead of http, it works fine.\nBut I think it should also work with http.\n\n2011/6/2 Vampire :\n> It seems to me that this happens while git-svn is searching for history.\n> As far as I have understood git-svn searches hierarchical higher paths\n> for history in other places than specified.\n> I guess while trying to access all those paths some path is tried that\n> returns 403 Forbidden.\n> My assumption is that git-svn takes this as cause to abort instead of\n> ignoring this return state what would be appropriate in this case I\n> think.\n>\n> 2011/6/2 Drew Northup \n>>\n>> On Thu, 2011-06-02 at 14:22 +0200, Vampire wrote:\n>> > Drew?\n>> >\n>> I have no idea. If anybody else on the list does I'd welcome it, but I\n>> don't have any more time I can spend on this.\n>>\n>> > 2011/4/3 Vampire \n>> >         Any news on this one?\n>> >\n>> >\n>> >         2011/2/25 Vampire \n>> >         >\n>> >         > I tried it with 1.6.3.3 and with a self-compiled version\n>> >         from latest git code.\n>> >         >\n>> >         > 2011/2/24 Drew Northup \n>> >         > >\n>> >         > > On Fri, 2011-02-18 at 15:21 +0100, Vampire wrote:\n>> >         > > > Hi Drew,\n>> >         > > >\n>> >         > > > SVN client is in version 1.6.5.\n>> >         > > > svn co http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/ant/core/trunk .\n>> >         > > > works fine and without problem.\n>> >         > > > I guess it is in the phase of searching for history in\n>> >         other places in\n>> >         > > > the repository and there some place is accessed that is\n>> >         password\n>> >         > > > protected.\n>> >         > > > I did not contact the server admin as the normal svn\n>> >         client works fine\n>> >         > > > and so it seems to be a problem of git-svn, not of the\n>> >         SVN server.\n>> >         > > > Did you try the command I gave you and does it succeed\n>> >         for you? It is\n>> >         > > > a publicly available repository so you should be able to\n>> >         reproduce the\n>> >         > > > problem.\n>> >         > > >\n>> >         > > > Regards\n>> >         > > > Björn\n>> >         > >\n>> >         > > The error is reproducible, and I'm running a newer\n>> >         subversion client\n>> >         > > than you are. It definitely isn't making it through all of\n>> >         the revisions\n>> >         > > available before dying.\n>> >         > >\n>> >         > > .....\n>> >         > > Checked through r161300\n>> >         > > Checked through r161400\n>> >         > > RA layer request failed: Server sent unexpected return\n>> >         value (403 Forbidden) in response to REPORT request for\n>> >         '/repos/asf/!svn/vcc\n>> >         > > /default' at /usr/libexec/git-core/git-svn line 5131\n>> >         > >\n>> >         > > I forgot to ask, which version git are you running? I am\n>> >         running 1.7.4\n>> >         > > on the machine I tried this (RHEL5 RPM, compiled locally).\n>> >         > >\n>> >         > > > 2011/2/18 Drew Northup :\n>> >         > > > >\n>> >         > > > > On Mon, 2011-02-14 at 18:24 +0100, Vampire wrote:\n>> >         > > > >> Hi,\n>> >         > > > >>\n>> >         > > > >> I'm trying to issue the following command:\n>> >         > > > >>\n>> >         > > > >> git svn clone --stdlayout\n>> >         http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/ant/core/ .\n>> >         > > > >>\n>> >         > > > >> But unfortunately this fails after some time with the\n>> >         message:\n>> >         > > > >>\n>> >         > > > >> RA layer request failed: Server sent unexpected\n>> >         return value (403\n>> >         > > > >> Forbidden) in response to REPORT request for\n>> >         > > > >> '/repos/asf/!svn/vcc/default'\n>> >         at /usr/lib/git-core/git-svn line 4354\n>> >         > > > >>\n>> >         > > > >> Regards\n>> >         > > > >> Björn\n>> >         > > > >\n>> >         > > > > Björn,\n>> >         > > > > Have you made sure your subversion client is\n>> >         up-to-date? Does this work\n>> >         > > > > as a plain svn clone? Have you contacted the server\n>> >         admin?\n>> >         > > > > Without context we cannot act on this.\n>> >         > > > >\n>> >         > >\n>> >         > > --\n>> >         > > -Drew Northup\n>> >         > > ________________________________________________\n>> >         > > \"As opposed to vegetable or mineral error?\"\n>> >         > > -John Pescatore, SANS NewsBites Vol. 12 Num. 59\n>> >         > >\n>> >\n>>\n>> --\n>> -Drew Northup\n>> ________________________________________________\n>> \"As opposed to vegetable or mineral error?\"\n>> -John Pescatore, SANS NewsBites Vol. 12 Num. 59\n>>\n>\n"},{"id":"170606","messageId":"20110628042831.GA29202@dcvr.yhbt.net","threadId":"26501","inReplyTo":"BANLkTimoDBr+ikZ4XoW1y=1=_JNOtp_jfg@mail.gmail.com","subject":"Re: git svn clone failing","fromName":"Eric Wong","fromEmail":"normalperson@yhbt.net","sentAt":"2011-06-28T04:28:31Z","receivedAt":"2011-06-28T04:28:31Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"e@80x24.org","avatar":null},"body":"Vampire wrote:\n> Hm, actually I found a workaround.\n> If I use https instead of http, it works fine.\n> But I think it should also work with http.\n\nThis could be a server configuration issue.... More below.\n\n> 2011/6/2 Vampire :\n> > It seems to me that this happens while git-svn is searching for history.\n> > As far as I have understood git-svn searches hierarchical higher paths\n> > for history in other places than specified.\n> > I guess while trying to access all those paths some path is tried that\n> > returns 403 Forbidden.\n> > My assumption is that git-svn takes this as cause to abort instead of\n> > ignoring this return state what would be appropriate in this case I\n> > think.\n\ngit svn should be able to avoid following old history with the\n--no-follow-parent option. There's also the --ignore-paths option\nwhich can ignore newer history, too. I've rarely used either (and\nrarely use git-svn nowadays), but one of them should work in case\nneither http nor https work\n\n-- \nEric Wong\n"}]}