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Re: Cloning from kernel.org, then switching to another repo

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Jakub Narebski <jnareb@gmail.com>
Date
Nov 13, 2007, 19:33 UTC
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Jon Smirl wrote:
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> Could we add an alternates entry on the server that would cause the
> client to first go fetch all objects the alternate has, then come back
> and fetch from the initial server with a normal fetch? It's like a URL
> redirect. You wouldn't fetch heads or tags from the alternate, just
> all of the objects.
objects/info/git-alternates, similar to objects/info/http-alternates?
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Jakub Narebski
Warsaw, Poland
ShadeHawk on #git
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  1. Jon SmirlNov 12, 2007
  2. Johannes SchindelinNov 12, 2007
  3. Jon SmirlNov 12, 2007
  4. Johannes SchindelinNov 12, 2007
  5. Jon SmirlNov 12, 2007
  6. Johannes SchindelinNov 12, 2007
  7. Jon SmirlNov 12, 2007
  8. Jon SmirlNov 12, 2007
  9. Jeff KingNov 13, 2007
  10. Jeff KingNov 13, 2007
  11. Jon SmirlNov 13, 2007
  12. Jeff KingNov 13, 2007
  13. Matthieu MoyNov 13, 2007
  14. Junio C HamanoNov 13, 2007
  15. Jon SmirlNov 13, 2007
  16. Jakub NarebskiNov 13, 2007
  17. Linus TorvaldsNov 12, 2007
  18. Johannes SchindelinNov 12, 2007
  19. Jon SmirlNov 12, 2007
  20. Jeff KingNov 13, 2007
  21. Jon SmirlNov 13, 2007
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