Thanks for the link Brian! As Zack was successful in fetching the code using HTTP, its pointless to raise a bug for the issue I am facing.
Regards, Plug. On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 7:02 PM, Brian Paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > PLUG GULP wrote: >> >> On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 4:35 PM, Brian Paul >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>> PLUG GULP wrote: >>>> >>>> On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 2:57 PM, Brian Paul >>>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> PLUG GULP wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi, >>>>>> >>>>>> After attempting unsuccessfully to use GIT behind firewall (and >>>>>> requesting for an developer's account so that I can use GIT over SSH), >>>>>> I decided to give GIT over HTTP a try. And I get the following error: >>>>>> >>>>>> error: Unable to find 101a4367b9091a3ff179ce425aeb9128a18e40f7 under >>>>>> http://anongit.freedesktop.org/git/mesa/mesa.git >>>>>> Cannot obtain needed blob 101a4367b9091a3ff179ce425aeb9128a18e40f7 >>>>>> while processing commit 7c8f311e406a4502982fd03e09d61f6269e0e82c. >>>>>> fatal: Fetch failed. >>>>>> >>>>>> Any idea why I get this error? Also has anyone used HTTP to get the >>>>>> Gallium source? Please could you help me get the Gallium source? I am >>>>>> behind firewall and the GIT port is blocked. In this scenario how do I >>>>>> get the source? >>>>> >>>>> I have no experience with git over http. >>>> >>>> Neither do I. I am new to GIT. >>>> >>>>> Have you tried googling for "git over http"? >>>>> >>>> Yep, only after failing to get read-only access thru the officially >>>> suggested means I googled for alternatives and found the HTTP >>>> alternative in GIT documentation. >>>> >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> >>>> Plug. >>>> >>>> PS: I am very new to GIT. And why is it made so difficult for new >>>> comers like me to learn and experiment with an opensource project. Is >>>> there no simple way to get read-only access to the repository for the >>>> developers who are behind the firewall? This should not kill >>>> enthusiasm of new comers like me...please! >>> >>> I don't recall anyone ever asking about git over http before. >>> >> >> Sorry for the frustrated comments earlier. I am using HTTP because I >> don't have any other alternative. Earlier I tried using GIT protocol, >> after that failed, I tried to get a developer account so that I could >> use GIT over SSH. But I did not get any response on that. I don't >> think GIT over HTTP is supported for Freedesktop projects. The >> information on freedesktop.org suggests that the owner of the project >> should be contacted for all queries related to the project. Hence I am >> firing my mails to this forum to get read-only access to the source. >> As a service to the community (read newbies) there should be a support >> for HTTP access. This help all those who are behind firewall. >> >>> I think you'll have to contact the freedesktop.org admins for help. >>> There's >>> probably a pointer on http://www.freedesktop.org/ >>> >> >> Nope, didn't find one. In the haystack of email ids put on that page, >> I am not sure who really maintains the Mesa repository. I think this >> issue has to be dealt by the Mesa maintainer and not freedesktop.org >> administrator. > > freedesktop.org hosts Mesa's git repository. I'm not the admin for that. > > You could try filing a bug report at > http://bugs.freedesktop.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=freedesktop.org > > I understand your frustration but I can't personally do anything about > git+http. > > -Brian > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Mesa3d-dev mailing list Mesa3d-dev@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mesa3d-dev
