git checkout branch_6_3 or:
git clone -b branch_6_3 https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/lucene-solr.git solr_6_3 should work. worked for me on a fresh clone of the Solr repo. But as Steve says, having an empty repo is probably where you're at now. Best, Erick On Thu, Nov 17, 2016 at 11:40 AM, Steve Rowe <[email protected]> wrote: > Peter, > > I’ve never used ‘git init’ - its man page says "This command creates an empty > Git repository”. So it’s not surprising that you don’t find any branches > from a Lucene/Solr repository, since what you get after this has no > connection with Lucene/Solr. > > What command did you use to clone the Lucene/Solr repo? > > -- > Steve > www.lucidworks.com > >> On Nov 17, 2016, at 2:35 PM, Cotroneo, Peter (ELS) <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> Hi Steve, >> >> Cheers for the quick reply! >> >> I tried that, but it doesn't appear to work: >> >> $ git init >> Reinitialized existing Git repository in C:/dev/solr/.git/ >> >> $ git checkout branch_6_3 >> error: pathspec 'branch_6_3' did not match any file(s) known to git. >> >> I also tried git branch -a beforehand, but it doesn't return anything. I'm >> using Git Bash on (dreaded) Windows, so I wonder if that's the issue...? I >> managed to clone the repo, though. >> >> Peter >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Steve Rowe [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: 17 November 2016 07:25 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: Checkout branch_6x? >> >> Hi Peter, >> >> It’s named branch_6_3 (there is no trailing ‘0’). >> >> You can see a list of branch names with: >> >> $ git branch -a >> >> -- >> Steve >> www.lucidworks.com >> >>> On Nov 17, 2016, at 2:20 PM, Cotroneo, Peter (ELS) >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I’ve been using Solr for the past 10 years, but have yet to contribute to >>> the codebase. I’m trying to checkout branch 6.3.0, but to no avail. >>> >>> I’ve cloned the read/write repo, and am trying to do git checkout >>> branch_6.3.0 (and every variation thereof, e.g., branch_6_3_0, branch_630, >>> etc.). I keep getting the following error: >>> >>> error: pathspec 'branch_6x' did not match any file(s) known to git. >>> >>> I’ve issued a git init before git checkout. What am I doing wrong? >>> >>> Any advice would be greatly appreciated. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> Peter >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional >> commands, e-mail: [email protected] >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] >> For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] >> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
