Jakub Narebski wrote: > Zenaan Harkness <zen@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: >> How hard would it be to add a wget-like mode to git, for the initial >> repo download? > > Very hard; tthough "resumable clone" was often requested (25% > responders in "Git User's Survey 2010", see [1]), and there was even > some discussion about possible implementation, it was not implemented > yet, even as proof of concept. > > The trouble is that packfile is *generated for a client*, and > bit-for-bit representation of said pack can vary (e.g. if > multithreaded packing is enabled; usually a good idea). That said, one possible partial solution would be to automate generation of a seed bundle for huge repositories (with a script or a special parameter to "git gc", maybe) and to document serving such a seed bundle over HTTP as part of the standard setup. If this could be made simple enough that e.g. all large repos on repo.or.cz had such a seed bundle then I would call it a success. :) -- 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