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Re: [PATCH 07/13] Add a config option for remotes to specify a foreign vcs

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Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date
Aug 5, 2009, 21:20 UTC
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<alpine.DEB.1.00.0908052319210.8306@pacific.mpi-cbg.de>
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Hi,
On Wed, 5 Aug 2009, Daniel Barkalow wrote:
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> On Wed, 5 Aug 2009, Johannes Schindelin wrote:
> 
> > On Wed, 5 Aug 2009, Daniel Barkalow wrote:
> > 
> > > If this is set, the url is not required, and the transport always 
> > > uses a helper named "git-remote-<value>".
> > 
> > I wonder what's wrong with saying "git config remote.origin.url p4:" 
> > instead of having two different code paths that do essentially the 
> > same.
> 
> I believe some cases will want to use a URL which is "http://something" 
> and have some other option cause the code to use "git helper-svn".

I actually would rather have "svn-http://something" because it tells me right away and in red letters what is happening.

Ciao, Dscho

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  1. 07/13 Add a config option for remotes to specify a foreign vcsDaniel Barkalow, Aug 5, 2009
  2. Brian GernhardtAug 5, 2009
  3. Daniel BarkalowAug 5, 2009
  4. Johannes SchindelinAug 5, 2009
  5. Daniel BarkalowAug 5, 2009
  6. Johannes SchindelinAug 5, 2009
  7. Sverre RabbelierAug 5, 2009
  8. Johannes SchindelinAug 5, 2009
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  10. Johannes SchindelinAug 5, 2009
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  14. Daniel BarkalowAug 5, 2009
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