git svn clone -s https://gate.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/gate This worked with a previous version of git, I am sorry to report that I don't know which one. When I run it with GIT_TRACE=2, the trace ends with: tace: built-in: git 'config' 'svn-remote.svn.branches-maxRev' '12912' trace: built-in: git 'config' 'svn-remote.svn.tags-maxRev' '12912' trace: built-in: git 'config' 'svn-remote.svn.branches-maxRev' '12912' trace: built-in: git 'config' 'svn-remote.svn.tags-maxRev' '12912' trace: built-in: git 'gc' '--auto' I get none of the usual 'checked through' output, either. that's all. No errors, no messages. No branches, no contents. Just the wind whistling through the bytes. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html