Re: Pulling linux-2.6.git with gitinit.sh and gitpull.sh fails

> On Friday 22 Apr 2005 15:43, Rhys Hardwick wrote:
> > On Friday 22 Apr 2005 15:44, Martin Schlemmer wrote:
> > > On Fri, 2005-04-22 at 15:30 +0100, Rhys Hardwick wrote:
> > > > On Friday 22 Apr 2005 15:00, Martin Schlemmer wrote:
> > > > > On Fri, 2005-04-22 at 14:50 +0100, Rhys Hardwick wrote:
> > > > > > On Friday 22 Apr 2005 14:52, Martin Schlemmer wrote:
> > > > > > > On Fri, 2005-04-22 at 14:42 +0100, Rhys Hardwick wrote:
> > > > > > > > Hey there,
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > I am trying to pull the latest repository of the linux-2.6 git
> > > > > > > > from Linus' rsync mirror.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Here is the shell:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > ===========
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > rhys@metatron:~/repo/linux-2.6.repo$ gitinit.sh
> > > > > > > > rsync://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/torvalds/linux-2
> > > > > > > >.6 .git defaulting to local storage area
> > > > > > > > gitpull.sh: unknown remote
> > > > > > > > gitinit.sh: pull failed
> > > > > > > > rhys@metatron:~/repo/linux-2.6.repo$ rm -r .git
> > > > > > > > rhys@metatron:~/repo/linux-2.6.repo$ gitinit.sh
> > > > > > > > www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/torvalds/linux-2.6.git
> > > > > > > > defaulting to local storage area
> > > > > > > > gitpull.sh: unknown remote
> > > > > > > > gitinit.sh: pull failed
> > > > > > > > rhys@metatron:~/repo/linux-2.6.repo$
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > =============
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Any idea why this is not working?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Try:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >  $ git init
> > > > > > > rsync://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/torvalds/linux-2.6
> > > > > > >.g it
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Exactly the same, sorry.....
> > > > >
> > > > > With latest git-pasky, after blowing the .git directory?  I am not
> > > > > sure (and have not checked) that git will do the right thing if you
> > > > > retry without clearing.
> > > >
> > > > Yes to all the above.  I pulled the latest today, and make && make
> > > > install. Also, I have tried it with a .git in place, deleted, in the
> > > > unpacked 2.6.11-r3 source, all of the above!
> > > >
> > > > >From what I can gather, it must happen in an empty directory, and that
> > > > > is what
> > > >
> > > > the top two examples are.
> > >
> > > Really weird.  I tested it my side before doing my last reply.  Maybe
> > > Petr will know.
> >
> > Hopefully!
> >
> > Thanks for the help anywho.....
> >
> > Rhys
> 
> I think I have some more information.  If you remove the -e from the origins 
> file, and put the name at the start of the line, it suddenly works!!!
> 
> Cool,
> 
> Not sure what was going on there, but hey, Petr will work it out!
>