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Cloning an empty remote repository using Git GUI fails

From
TDTom Daff <tdd20@cam.ac.uk>
Date
Feb 12, 2019, 14:43 UTC
Message-ID
<408a4b8c4a02df89516c8920ac99b80fde096cce.camel@cam.ac.uk>

git version 2.17.1 git-gui version 0.21.GITGUI

Steps to reproduce:
1) Open `git gui`
2) Select "Clone Existing Repository"
3) Set "Source Location" to an empty remote repository (I am trying
to clone from a gitolite "wild" repo that is created on the fly during
the clone).
4) Clone
Result:

fatal: Couldn't find remote ref HEAD fatal: The remote end hung up unexpectedly

Expected result:
Successful clone
Previously reported here: https://github.com/msysgit/msysgit/issues/144
 but couldn't find it anywhere in the mailing list.
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  1. Tom DaffFeb 12, 2019

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