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Re: Problem cloning Linus' tree via http

From
Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Date
Apr 17, 2007, 15:57 UTC
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<Pine.LNX.4.64.0704170855470.5473@woody.linux-foundation.org>
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On Tue, 17 Apr 2007, Gerald Ruescher wrote:
> 
> stupid newbie question: 
No, I think it's just a "http is stupid", not the newbie.
> I'm trying to clone Linus' kernel tree using git 1.5.1.
> Since I'm behind a firewall which blocks the git port I use: 
> 
>    git clone http://www.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git

I prune and pack my refs, and I don't think the stupid http-protocol ever got support for packed refs. It should be easy to do, but somebody needs to do it. It won't be me. I'm not a huge fan of the http protocol ;^p

		Linus
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  1. Gerald RuescherApr 17, 2007
  2. Linus TorvaldsApr 17, 2007

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