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Re: git clone: very long "resolving deltas" phase

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Nicolas Pitre <nico@fluxnic.net>
Date
Apr 6, 2010, 21:09 UTC
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On Tue, 6 Apr 2010, Vitaly Berov wrote:
> Why does git compute checksums on the client side? Isn't it already
> calculated on the "server" side?
Yes.  But Git clients can't trust the server like that.

The only way to make sure the server didn't send you crap data, or worse maliciously altered data, is actually to not transfer any checksum data but to recompute and validate the received payload locally.

This being said, you should never have to wait 6 hours for that phase to complete. It is typically a matter of minutes if not seconds.

Nicolas
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  12. Nicolas PitreApr 7, 2010
  13. Vitaly BerovApr 9, 2010
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  15. Nicolas PitreApr 9, 2010
  16. Vitaly BerovApr 10, 2010
  17. Nicolas PitreApr 9, 2010
  18. Vitaly BerovApr 10, 2010
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  21. VitalyApr 12, 2010
  22. Vitaly BerovApr 6, 2010
  23. Nicolas PitreApr 6, 2010
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  32. Vitaly BerovApr 9, 2010
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  34. Vitaly BerovApr 10, 2010
  35. Nicolas PitreApr 7, 2010
  36. Sverre RabbelierApr 7, 2010
  37. VitalyApr 7, 2010
  38. VitalyApr 7, 2010
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