Re: [PATCH v4 3/3] git-remote-ext

From: Sverre Rabbelier <srabbelier@gmail.com>
Date: Oct 4, 2010, 16:56 UTC
Message-ID: <AANLkTikenkhm0RJR0ovVyY9WLHtwWo+qQsyAhFDk=BO2@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <1286190258-12724-4-git-send-email-ilari.liusvaara@elisanet.fi>

Heya,

On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 13:04, Ilari Liusvaara <ilari.liusvaara@elisanet.fi> wrote:

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> +EXAMPLES:
> +---------
> +This remote helper is transparently used by git when
> +you use commands such as "git fetch <URL>", "git clone <URL>",
> +, "git push <URL>" or "git remote add nick <URL>", where <URL>
> +begins with `ext::`.  Examples:

Much better! I was hesitant about this patch in earlier iterations because I didn't understand it's purpose, but with these examples it makes much more sense.

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> +"ext::git-server-alias foo %G/repo %Vfoo"::
> +       Represents a repository with path /repo accessed using the
> +       helper program "git-server-alias foo".  The hostname for the
> +       remote server passed in the protocol stream will be "foo"
> +       (this allows multiple virtual git servers to share a
> +       link-level address).

Can you explain better what the 'git-server-alias' helper is supposed to do?

-- 
Cheers,

Sverre Rabbelier