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false error when using git-http-backend without git-daemon-export-ok

Subject: false error when using git-http-backend without git-daemon-export-ok

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mobi phil· Jun 17, 2010, 22:31 UTC · lore

Hello,

I would like to report a little annoyance when using git-http-backend. If the git-daemon-export-ok file is not present in the remote exported directory, git would report "<<PROJECT.GIT>>/info/refs not found: did you run git update-server-info". This is misleading.

(http://www.mobiphil.com/2010/03/git-on-shared-hosting-with-git-http-backend)

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