{"thread":{"id":"50483","subject":"Cloning an empty remote repository using Git GUI fails","startedAt":"2019-02-12T15:02:10Z","lastAt":"2019-02-12T15:02:10Z","messageCount":1,"participants":["Tom Daff"],"isPatch":false,"patchVersion":null,"patchTotal":null},"messages":[{"id":"369163","messageId":"408a4b8c4a02df89516c8920ac99b80fde096cce.camel@cam.ac.uk","threadId":"50483","inReplyTo":null,"subject":"Cloning an empty remote repository using Git GUI fails","fromName":"Tom Daff","fromEmail":"tdd20@cam.ac.uk","sentAt":"2019-02-12T14:43:44Z","receivedAt":"2019-02-12T15:02:10Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"tdd20@cam.ac.uk","avatar":null},"body":"git version 2.17.1\ngit-gui version 0.21.GITGUI\n\nSteps to reproduce:\n\n1) Open `git gui`\n2) Select \"Clone Existing Repository\"\n3) Set \"Source Location\" to an empty remote repository (I am trying\nto clone from a gitolite \"wild\" repo that is created on the fly during\nthe clone).\n4) Clone\n\nResult:\n\nfatal: Couldn't find remote ref HEAD\nfatal: The remote end hung up unexpectedly\n\nExpected result:\n\nSuccessful clone\n\n\nPreviously reported here: https://github.com/msysgit/msysgit/issues/144\n but couldn't find it anywhere in the mailing list.\n\n"}]}