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Re: git clone problem through HTTP

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ALAubrey Li <aubreylee@gmail.com>
Date
Apr 20, 2007, 13:38 UTC
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On 4/20/07, Julian Phillips <julian@quantumfyre.co.uk> wrote:
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> On Fri, 20 Apr 2007, Aubrey Li wrote:
>
> > I'm behind of a firewall on which the git port is not permitted, so I
> > can only use http protocol. Unfortunately, I can't clone linus' git
> > tree at all.
>
> Linus packs his refs, which means that currently you can't clone using
> http, with any version of git.

I really don't understand why packed refs or not depend on the protocol. It doesn't make any sense.

>
> Try http://repo.or.cz/r/linux-2.6.git/ instead?  This appears to be a
> straight clone, but without packed refs.

Does git support to update working copy to a different URL? for example, I clone the repo through GIT, and switch the working copy to HTTP, is it possible? Or clone it from http://repo.or.cz/r/linux-2.6.git, and switch it to www.kernel.org?

-Aubrey
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Message 4 of 11 in “git clone problem through HTTP”
  1. Aubrey LiApr 20, 2007
  2. Julian PhillipsApr 20, 2007
  3. Medve Emilian-EMMEDVE1Apr 20, 2007
  4. Aubrey LiApr 20, 2007
  5. Alex RiesenApr 20, 2007
  6. Brian GernhardtApr 20, 2007
  7. Julian PhillipsApr 20, 2007
  8. Junio C HamanoApr 20, 2007
  9. Junio C HamanoApr 20, 2007
  10. Junio C HamanoApr 20, 2007
  11. Aubrey LiApr 22, 2007

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