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Re: http protocol, cloning git.git, fails (too many open files)

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Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
Date
Nov 14, 2005, 01:52 UTC
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Petr Baudis <pasky@suse.cz> writes:
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> Dear diary, on Mon, Nov 14, 2005 at 01:42:33AM CET, I got a letter
> where wa1ter@myrealbox.com said that...
>> 
>> So, what does cogito do differently that accounts for more open files?
>
> Cogito uses the same logic and underlying GIT fetching commands for
> cloning as well as for fetching,...

Ah, you are absolutely right. I've forgotten about that "dumb http support" in git-clone.sh. That was done back when packs were introduced but http-fetch was not told about them as a stop-gap measure.

No wonder we do not see the same problem from git-clone. Thanks for reminding me.

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  1. Randal L. SchwartzNov 12, 2005
  2. Junio C HamanoNov 12, 2005
  3. waltNov 14, 2005
  4. wa1ter@myrealbox.comNov 14, 2005
  5. Petr BaudisNov 14, 2005
  6. Junio C HamanoNov 14, 2005
  7. wa1ter@myrealbox.comNov 14, 2005

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