From: Vampire Date: Thu, 02 Jun 2011 17:48:08 GMT Subject: Re: git svn clone failing Message-ID: In-Reply-To: Hm, actually I found a workaround. If I use https instead of http, it works fine. But I think it should also work with http. 2011/6/2 Vampire : > It seems to me that this happens while git-svn is searching for history. > As far as I have understood git-svn searches hierarchical higher paths > for history in other places than specified. > I guess while trying to access all those paths some path is tried that > returns 403 Forbidden. > My assumption is that git-svn takes this as cause to abort instead of > ignoring this return state what would be appropriate in this case I > think. > > 2011/6/2 Drew Northup >> >> On Thu, 2011-06-02 at 14:22 +0200, Vampire wrote: >> > Drew? >> > >> I have no idea. If anybody else on the list does I'd welcome it, but I >> don't have any more time I can spend on this. >> >> > 2011/4/3 Vampire >> >         Any news on this one? >> > >> > >> >         2011/2/25 Vampire >> >         > >> >         > I tried it with 1.6.3.3 and with a self-compiled version >> >         from latest git code. >> >         > >> >         > 2011/2/24 Drew Northup >> >         > > >> >         > > On Fri, 2011-02-18 at 15:21 +0100, Vampire wrote: >> >         > > > Hi Drew, >> >         > > > >> >         > > > SVN client is in version 1.6.5. >> >         > > > svn co http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/ant/core/trunk . >> >         > > > works fine and without problem. >> >         > > > I guess it is in the phase of searching for history in >> >         other places in >> >         > > > the repository and there some place is accessed that is >> >         password >> >         > > > protected. >> >         > > > I did not contact the server admin as the normal svn >> >         client works fine >> >         > > > and so it seems to be a problem of git-svn, not of the >> >         SVN server. >> >         > > > Did you try the command I gave you and does it succeed >> >         for you? It is >> >         > > > a publicly available repository so you should be able to >> >         reproduce the >> >         > > > problem. >> >         > > > >> >         > > > Regards >> >         > > > Björn >> >         > > >> >         > > The error is reproducible, and I'm running a newer >> >         subversion client >> >         > > than you are. It definitely isn't making it through all of >> >         the revisions >> >         > > available before dying. >> >         > > >> >         > > ..... >> >         > > Checked through r161300 >> >         > > Checked through r161400 >> >         > > RA layer request failed: Server sent unexpected return >> >         value (403 Forbidden) in response to REPORT request for >> >         '/repos/asf/!svn/vcc >> >         > > /default' at /usr/libexec/git-core/git-svn line 5131 >> >         > > >> >         > > I forgot to ask, which version git are you running? I am >> >         running 1.7.4 >> >         > > on the machine I tried this (RHEL5 RPM, compiled locally). >> >         > > >> >         > > > 2011/2/18 Drew Northup : >> >         > > > > >> >         > > > > On Mon, 2011-02-14 at 18:24 +0100, Vampire wrote: >> >         > > > >> Hi, >> >         > > > >> >> >         > > > >> I'm trying to issue the following command: >> >         > > > >> >> >         > > > >> git svn clone --stdlayout >> >         http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/ant/core/ . >> >         > > > >> >> >         > > > >> But unfortunately this fails after some time with the >> >         message: >> >         > > > >> >> >         > > > >> RA layer request failed: Server sent unexpected >> >         return value (403 >> >         > > > >> Forbidden) in response to REPORT request for >> >         > > > >> '/repos/asf/!svn/vcc/default' >> >         at /usr/lib/git-core/git-svn line 4354 >> >         > > > >> >> >         > > > >> Regards >> >         > > > >> Björn >> >         > > > > >> >         > > > > Björn, >> >         > > > > Have you made sure your subversion client is >> >         up-to-date? Does this work >> >         > > > > as a plain svn clone? Have you contacted the server >> >         admin? >> >         > > > > Without context we cannot act on this. >> >         > > > > >> >         > > >> >         > > -- >> >         > > -Drew Northup >> >         > > ________________________________________________ >> >         > > "As opposed to vegetable or mineral error?" >> >         > > -John Pescatore, SANS NewsBites Vol. 12 Num. 59 >> >         > > >> > >> >> -- >> -Drew Northup >> ________________________________________________ >> "As opposed to vegetable or mineral error?" >> -John Pescatore, SANS NewsBites Vol. 12 Num. 59 >> >