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Re: [PATCH 1/8] Make the "traditionally-supported" URLs a special case

From
Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date
Sep 4, 2009, 10:34 UTC
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<alpine.DEB.1.00.0909041232500.4605@intel-tinevez-2-302>
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Hi,
On Thu, 3 Sep 2009, Daniel Barkalow wrote:
> Instead of trying to make http://, https://, and ftp:// URLs indicative 
> of some sort of pattern of transport helper usage, make them a special 
> case which runs the "curl" helper, and leave the mechanism by which 
> arbitrary helpers will be chosen entirely to future work.
I have to admit that this does not convince me at all.

The special case is "http://" and "https://" which might indicate foreign VCS repositories.

In all other cases, I am afraid that you are complicating the glove.
Remember: the whole purpose of the "foreign VCS" helpers is user 
convenience.

Ciao, Dscho

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  1. 1/8 Make the "traditionally-supported" URLs a special caseDaniel Barkalow, Sep 4, 2009
  2. Sverre RabbelierSep 4, 2009
  3. Daniel BarkalowSep 4, 2009
  4. Sverre RabbelierSep 4, 2009
  5. Junio C HamanoSep 4, 2009
  6. Sverre RabbelierSep 4, 2009
  7. Johannes SchindelinSep 4, 2009
  8. Daniel BarkalowSep 4, 2009
  9. Sverre RabbelierSep 4, 2009
  10. Daniel BarkalowSep 4, 2009
  11. Johannes SchindelinSep 4, 2009
  12. Daniel BarkalowSep 4, 2009
  13. Johannes SchindelinSep 4, 2009
  14. Mike RalphsonSep 4, 2009
  15. Johannes SchindelinSep 4, 2009
  16. Junio C HamanoSep 4, 2009
  17. Johannes SchindelinSep 4, 2009
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