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Re: git copies of cvs modules available



Hi,
> 
> 
> I kept a close eye on the processes running and I don't think the
> git-index-pack process got above 20 MB.
> 
> I suspect it was a bit slow because it seems their server throttles
> connections.
> 
> 
> So, can someone please, pretty please, set up git:// access to the git
> repository for NetBSD?
> 
> I think that would at least make them usable for testing without having
> to resort to FTP or rsync or whatever and subsequent hacks to get the
> first clone made.  We could maybe also figure out what needs fixing in
> the CVS repo to make the conversion process work reliably and correctly.
> 

There is no need for a hack just use rsync to download git repo and then clone 
locally. I did it this way and it worked just fine. After initial clone add 
these lines to .git/config and it should work.
[remote "origin"]
        fetch = +refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/*
        url = http://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/misc/repositories/git/src


Regards

Adam.



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