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! > -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
