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Re: maybe breakage with latest git-pull and http protocol

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NHNick Hengeveld <nickh@reactrix.com>
Date
Oct 15, 2005, 21:56 UTC
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<20051015215648.GC5509@reactrix.com>
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<Pine.LNX.4.63.0510151502290.23242@iabervon.org>
On Sat, Oct 15, 2005 at 03:41:35PM -0400, Daniel Barkalow wrote:
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> > BTW, I do not think this is related to git.git repository
> > problem, but I wonder why we do not do fetch_object() against
> > each altbase in http-fetch.c::fetch(); nobody said you cannot
> > borrow unpacked object from your neighbour.
> 
> I believe the code is doing that, but elsewhere.

Er, never mind what I said in my previous message. Daniel is correct, process_curl_messages() will try the next altbase if a request 404s.

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Message 11 of 17 in “maybe breakage with latest git-pull and http protocol”
  1. Randal L. SchwartzOct 13, 2005
  2. Junio C HamanoOct 13, 2005
  3. Randal L. SchwartzOct 14, 2005
  4. Junio C HamanoOct 14, 2005
  5. Randal L. SchwartzOct 14, 2005
  6. Daniel BarkalowOct 14, 2005
  7. Randal L. SchwartzOct 15, 2005
  8. Junio C HamanoOct 15, 2005
  9. Junio C HamanoOct 15, 2005
  10. Daniel BarkalowOct 15, 2005
  11. Nick HengeveldOct 15, 2005
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  13. Junio C HamanoOct 15, 2005
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  15. Nick HengeveldOct 15, 2005
  16. Randal L. SchwartzOct 15, 2005
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