Hi Bruce Short version: 0. Using git on WinXP from http://msysgit.googlecode.com/files/Git-1.5.5-preview20080413.exe 1. When a proxy is required, the error message isn't very helpful: Cannot get remote repository information. Perhaps git-update-server-info needs to be run there? 2. I can't get git config to set the proxy 3. When I use a shell variable, I can set the proxy, but I still have trouble cloning git over http. John. Long version: I'm back behind my proxy. I've tried $ git config --global http.proxy http://proxyname:80 and $ git config --global http.proxy proxyname:80 but neither seems to work: $ git clone http://www.kernel.org/pub/scm/git/git.git git2 Initialized empty Git repository in c:/[path]/git2/.git/ Cannot get remote repository information. Perhaps git-update-server-info needs to be run there? When I try $ export http_proxy=http://proxyname:80 then the following at least starts to work: $ git clone http://www.kernel.org/pub/scm/git/git.git git $ git clone http://www.kernel.org/pub/scm/git/git.git git2 Initialized empty Git repository in c:/[path]/git2/.git/ got 7562b87f6fcfb31a5fa52d2edfe866b5f1ee08d5 walk 7562b87f6fcfb31a5fa52d2edfe866b5f1ee08d5 got d47c7c24b429eac4bacc107c0b5e2987db40f04a got 71910874a081be5196ae122c8d0b6024ec3afa5e walk d47c7c24b429eac4bacc107c0b5e2987db40f04a Getting alternates list for http://www.kernel.org/pub/scm/git/git.git Getting pack list for http://www.kernel.org/pub/scm/git/git.git Getting index for pack f7be43530c5b167d6eff8e1d4ee72d7c98aa6710 Getting index for pack 38b949b3b9446f6ef31fe3bc5a70b09cf8cc5c82 Getting index for pack 535070eccfdc5b080d4b38e682f66b357f3cb4bd got 89fa6d03bc038d6210e94d7fe9fbbffdbc84d883 Getting index for pack fb9e204382bfea5b1821f19b7a9e82d0e5be8498 got 02823413987d5a10364d936327e3a1cfb38cbac2 [snip] Getting pack 17d608d0bea63b7c5b68bccd1515e9c5ac0961c5 which contains 859d67990a62049c2f328dfd676cf21da8ff9a27 got 1afd0c69ed823f419f52951c3c02dcc50f1a44d1 got c824d887420754f98db0553a006865d31d01cf1d got 0b8b0ebba758871ac9c79e729664b5057128e9ac got 18330cdcd2cda94c9c16c02d70229fa16d4aeb33 got d8e0a5b843d8c8d02df2150a05f4d9c5928596f4 got e051903352f06b0ac9ba1594cd9451baf215bdc5 error: Unable to find a2e23c928a11bf526a3c63b34c9a00a94aac6b49 under http://www.kernel.org/pub/scm/git/git.git Cannot obtain needed blob a2e23c928a11bf526a3c63b34c9a00a94aac6b49 while processing commit 69cd7c5f72da62a221a740c4d454b29da15186f3. rm: cannot remove directory `c:/[path]/git2/.git/clone-tmp': Directory not empty rm: cannot remove directory `c:/[path]/git2/.git': Directory not empty rm: cannot remove directory `c:/[path]/git2': Directory not empty If I try to clone it again, I get a similar, but not identical failure: ... Getting pack 1dbb69127c8efb2534f925b7cf031b0a2428e8b4 which contains cb4b83de1eb48d163480185da54a828c5bb20941 got f1875d3b3de72c1834867ac4d6afe5243f54513e got 347af19febc25fd47db2d11a634c2b38dbfe2c06 got 1f405709e7341c27e20c0159fb7c17efbf85975c got 1df4bbf7263a22a2f8c94e0d8bd1d5fbcbab2152 got 345943a26466dab73034b41698c54ca317cc4d75 got b26b4e34bdfedbe7111dea48b4e5176d10555a76 got d6c44a5ed1cd8768a30f9e0e2339bbc49e8fa57e error: Unable to find d69b20549bf956a5c7c3f64f5315a17ec71af038 under http://www.kernel.org/pub/scm/git/git.git Cannot obtain needed blob d69b20549bf956a5c7c3f64f5315a17ec71af038 while processing commit d47c7c24b429eac4bacc107c0b5e2987db40f04a. rm: cannot remove directory `c:/[path]/git2/.git/clone-tmp': Directory not empty rm: cannot remove directory `c:/[path]/git2/.git': Directory not empty rm: cannot remove directory `c:/[path]/git2': Directory not empty On Sat, Jun 14, 2008 at 6:29 PM, J. Bruce Fields <bfields@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Sat, Jun 14, 2008 at 02:04:25PM +0100, John Yesberg wrote: > > Bruce, > > > > Sorry, missed your reply in the flood (didn't realise how busy the list > > would be). I'll check for more details next time I'm in the office - may be > > Wednesday. > > Appreciate your concerns; I didn't want newbies (who might be at work) to be > > turned off too early in their git experience. I'm sure we can come up with > > something suitable. > > Sure. > > > I'll try to find out more about why the git config http.proxy isn't working > > too. > > OK, thanks. Sorry that I don't have more constructive suggestions, but > I'm a bit swamped right now.... So I'll expect to hear from you next > week and leave thinking about this till then. > > --b. > > > > > John. > > > > On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 8:58 PM, J. Bruce Fields <bfields@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > > wrote: > > > > > On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 08:48:47PM +0100, John Yesberg wrote: > > > > --- > > > > Documentation/user-manual.txt | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++ > > > > 1 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > > > > > > diff --git a/Documentation/user-manual.txt > > > b/Documentation/user-manual.txt > > > > index bfde507..02b1be0 100644 > > > > --- a/Documentation/user-manual.txt > > > > +++ b/Documentation/user-manual.txt > > > > @@ -56,6 +56,16 @@ $ git clone > > > > git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git > > > > The initial clone may be time-consuming for a large project, but you > > > > will only need to clone once. > > > > > > > > +If there is a proxy between you and the repository you want to clone, > > > you > > > > +may not be able to use the git protocol. But you can use the http > > > protocol, by > > > > +configuring the proxy. Note that the address to access the repository > > > via http > > > > +may be different from the git address: > > > > + > > > > +------------------------------------------------ > > > > +$ export http_proxy=http://theproxy.example.com:8080 > > > > +$ git clone http://www.kernel.org/pub/scm/git/git.git > > > > +------------------------------------------------ > > > > + > > > > > > Especially this early in the manual, I really want to keep the text > > > short--we need to get to the basics as quickly as possible--even if that > > > means leaving out some corner cases. > > > > > > What actually happens when you run across this case as a user? Are > > > there any improvements to the error reporting from "clone" that would > > > lead the user to the right solution without needing to deal with this > > > case here? > > > > > > > The clone command creates a new directory named after the project ("git" > > > > or "linux-2.6" in the examples above). After you cd into this > > > > directory, you will see that it contains a copy of the project files, > > > > @@ -129,6 +139,19 @@ $ git branch > > > > * new > > > > ------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > > > +It is possible, particularly on Windows platforms, that as you checkout > > > > +the original version, it will in fact be modified, by the autocrlf > > > process. > > > > +(Windows and Unix store newlines as CRLF and LF respectively, and > > > autocrlf > > > > +tries to adapt intelligently.) If the checked out version is modified, > > > then > > > > +trying to switch to a new branch will not work, because then the > > > uncommitted > > > > +changes would be lost. So you may need to add the +-f+ flag to _force_ > > > these > > > > +changes to be thrown away. Another option might be to edit > > > +~/.gitconfig+ or > > > > +use the following command to disable the autocrlf function. > > > > + > > > > +------------------------------------------------ > > > > ++git config --global core.autocrlf false > > > > +------------------------------------------------ > > > > + > > > > > > Again, I'd rather not deal with this case in the main text; if we > > > absolutely need to, a quick reference to the appropriate documentation > > > ("note: if you see an error like XXX, see the XXX man page...") might be > > > the thing to do. > > > > > > --b. > > > > > > > If you decide that you'd rather see version 2.6.17, you can modify > > > > the current branch to point at v2.6.17 instead, with > > > > > > > > -- > > > > 1.5.5.1015.g9d258 > > > -- 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
