From: Pak Woon <pak.woon@nec.com.au>
To: Andrew Sharp <asharp@2wire.com>
Cc: linux-mips@linux-mips.org
Subject: Re: Introduction and problems cloning repository
Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 11:37:16 +1000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <45206D4C.1040005@nec.com.au> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20060929105241.423a1ade@ripper>
>>>First time poster to this mailing list so if I am not following the
>>>correct protocol please let me know.
>>>
>>>Introduction. I am a firmware developer working for NEC Australia.
>>>We are currently developing a MIPS SOC device made by Wintegra.
>>>
>>>I am trying to clone the linux-malta.git repository using the
>>>command "git clone http://ftp.linux-mips.org/pub/scm/linux-malta.git
>>>
>>>./linux-malta.git" but I receieve an "error: Can't lock ref". I have
>>>to use http because I am sure port 9418 is blocked by the sysadmin
>>
>>An good old access permission problem on the web server but I won't
>>have time to sort it out now.
>
>
> I had this same problem. Turns out that for the http method of git, you
> have to use the name 'www.linux-mips.org'. So it would be
>
> git clone http://www.linux-mips.org/pub/scm/linux-malta.git linux-malta.git
>
>
>> cvs -d :pserver:anonymous@git.linux-mips.org:/pub/scm/linux.git co
>> -d linux-malta -P <branch>
>>
>>Where <branch> is one of linux-2.0, linux-2.2, linux-2.4,
>>MaltaRef_2_4, MaltaRef_2_6 and master - if your firewall allows port
>>2401 that is ...
>>
>>But why are you still using the linux-malta repository? Since ~ 5
>>months it is no longer being updated and has effectivly been replaced
>>with linux.git repository. Of this repository there are also
>>snapshots of all tagged versions available.
>
>
> Good point.
Probably because on http://www.linux-mips.org/wiki/Getting_the_kernel it
mentions MIPS technologies is maintaining "a stable and tested kernel
with focus on hardware support for ... the Malta Eval board" and I
thought it would be quicker to develop with.
Are they no longer doing the maintainace?
Regards,
Pak
prev parent reply other threads:[~2006-10-02 1:39 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2006-09-29 1:54 Introduction and problems cloning repository Pak Woon
2006-09-29 9:49 ` Ralf Baechle
2006-09-29 17:52 ` Andrew Sharp
2006-10-02 1:37 ` Pak Woon [this message]
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