From: Mike Hommey <mh@glandium.org>
Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2008 09:02:44 GMT
Subject: Re: [BUG REPORT] "git ls-remote http://git.domain.com/repo.git HEAD" doesn't work
Message-ID: <20080614090244.GA1262@glandium.org>
In-Reply-To: <loom.20080614T074854-525@post.gmane.org>

On Sat, Jun 14, 2008 at 07:49:06AM +0000, Sven wrote:
> Junio C Hamano <gitster <at> pobox.com> writes:
> > Traditionally it _never_ talked about HEAD as it technically is not a ref.
> 
> How likely is it that ls-remote HEAD is added for HTTP as well rather than
> stripped for all protocols?

When someone sends a patch ;)

FWIW, quickly looking at the code, it seems the rsync backend may have
the same problem. Now, I wonder if other protocols allow to use other
refs such as FETCH_HEAD, or if they special case HEAD. I don't have
enough time to look this up.

Mike