Re: [git-users] git clone algorithm
On Tue, 9 Oct 2012 09:35:03 -0700 (PDT) Cristea Bogdan crist...@gmail.com wrote: I am wondering what algorithm is used by git clone command ? When cloning from remote repositories, if there is a link failure and the same command is issued again, the process should be smart enough to figure out what objects have been already transferred locally and restart the cloning process from the point it has been interrupted. As far as I can tell this is not the case, each time I have restarted the cloning process everything started from the beginning. This is extremely annoying with slow, unreliable connections. Are there any ways to cope with this situation or any future plans ? Try asking this on the main Git list (git at vger.kernel.org, more info at [1]) which is about developing Git itself. You might be interested in the recent thread [2] currently taking place there. 1. http://vger.kernel.org/vger-lists.html#git 2. http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/207257 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Git for human beings group. To post to this group, send email to git-users@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to git-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/git-users?hl=en.
Re: [git-users] git clone algorithm
On Tuesday 09 October 2012 21:10:00 Konstantin Khomoutov wrote: On Tue, 9 Oct 2012 09:35:03 -0700 (PDT) Cristea Bogdan crist...@gmail.com wrote: I am wondering what algorithm is used by git clone command ? When cloning from remote repositories, if there is a link failure and the same command is issued again, the process should be smart enough to figure out what objects have been already transferred locally and restart the cloning process from the point it has been interrupted. As far as I can tell this is not the case, each time I have restarted the cloning process everything started from the beginning. This is extremely annoying with slow, unreliable connections. Are there any ways to cope with this situation or any future plans ? Try asking this on the main Git list (git at vger.kernel.org, more info at [1]) which is about developing Git itself. You might be interested in the recent thread [2] currently taking place there. 1. http://vger.kernel.org/vger-lists.html#git 2. http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/207257 Thank you for the quick and complete answer. I have reposted the same message on the main git list. -- Bogdan -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Git for human beings group. To post to this group, send email to git-users@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to git-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/git-users?hl=en.
