Re: git-push on packed refs via HTTP

From: Steve <shrotty@gmx.ch>
Date: Mar 27, 2009, 10:20 UTC
Message-ID: <loom.20090327T102017-250@post.gmane.org>
In-Reply-To: <alpine.DEB.1.00.0903201341220.6865@intel-tinevez-2-302>

Hi Dscho

Thanks for your snippet, that did the trick. I only had to alter it slightly because the repo on the server is bare:

git show-ref |
while read sha1 name
do
  mkdir -p $(dirname $name) &&
  echo $sha1 > $name
done

Just for understanding: Why is this step necessary? Does it have anything to do with serving the repo over HTTP at all?

Cheers, Steve

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