From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date: Wed, 05 Aug 2009 22:04:48 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH 07/13] Add a config option for remotes to specify a foreign vcs
Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.1.00.0908060004300.8306@pacific.mpi-cbg.de>
In-Reply-To: <fabb9a1e0908051453y3bb4b2fax2ab17608436510ca@mail.gmail.com>

Hi,

On Wed, 5 Aug 2009, Sverre Rabbelier wrote:

> On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 14:50, Johannes
> Schindelin<Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> wrote:
> > Problem: on Windows, we cannot name the helper git-remote-http+svn: "+" is
> > not an allowed character in a filename.
> 
> Then do a s/+/-/ before calling the helper; no-one said the
> translation between protocol name and helper name had to be 1:1, as
> long as we document it there is no reason not to? Then again, maybe
> it's more better to use 'svn-http" or 'svn:http' to make it obvious
> that it's a special feature thingy.

Yes, I agree: svn:http:// is much better.

Ciao,
Dscho